Children born to poorly nourished women in countries with low levels of human development may be biologically programmed in the womb to conserve energy.

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Children born to poorly nourished women may develop a "thrifty phenotype," where their bodies adapt to conserve energy due to inadequate nutrition during fetal development, a concept supported by the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis.

Children Born to Poorly Nourished Women in Countries with Low