Maternal nutrition, exposure to environmental toxins, drugs, stress during specific times of development can lead to functional tissue changes, and ultimately predispose an individual to disease later in life.

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This concept is known as "fetal programming" or the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis, which suggests that the environment during fetal development can influence the risk of developing diseases in later life.

Maternal Nutrition, Exposure to Environmental Toxins, Drugs, Stress During Specific