The Oxford Lecture: Supersize me! The early origins of a life of obesity

Supersize me! The early origins of a life of obesity

Caroline McMillen
Wednesday July 28
6-7.30pm
The Science Exchange

Free - booking essential

There is increasing evidence that our nutritional environment before birth has everything to do with our health in later life. It has become clear, for instance, that women who enter pregnancy either overweight or obese are at a greater risk of developing diabetes in pregnancy and of having a large baby, who in turn may have an increased risk of developing obesity in later life.

This lecture will explore why patterns of early nutrition and care are important for our later health, why exposure to over-nutrition in the womb may program us to eat more and store more fat for life, and asks what we can do to prevent an 'intergenerational cycle of obesity'.

In association with the Oxford University Society (SA branch)