Varying Protein Quantity and Quality in the Maternal Diet During the Perinatal Period Affects Growth and Adiposity Risk in Female Adult Offspring in Rats (OR09-03-19)

Maternal diet in the perinatal period can program health of adult offspring. This study evaluates the consequences of maternal dietary protein quality and quantity during gestation and lactation on overweight risk in female offspring subjected to dietary self-selection (DSS). Six groups of rat dams were fed a high-protein (HP; 47% protein) or normal protein (NP; 19% protein) isocaloric diet during gestation. Protein sources of HP and NP diets...