Bone Abstracts

Objectives: The in-utero environment affects fetal development and health and disease risk in adulthood1. Maternal obesity during pregnancy is associated with low-grade inflammation and long-term offspring health risks2. Pro-inflammatory adipocytokines (TNF-α/IL-6) are linked with later obesity, insulin resistance and osteoporosis3 4, while low early-life bone mineral content (BMC) is associated with osteoporosis5. We assessed the impact o...