Figure 1.

Maternal diet nutrient composition impacts metabolism of both mother and female offspring. A: BALB/c mouse model of in utero and early-life dietary exposures. B: body weight of adult female BALB/c mice before mating. C: percentage of weight gain of BALB/c mice during pregnancy based on measurements taken every 7 days. D: average number of pups born to BALB/c mice. E: body weight of female BALB/c offspring measured at 4 days of age. F: body weight of female BALB/c pups measured at postnatal day 21 (PND21) days of age. G: blood glucose concentration of 21-day-old female offspring following overnight fasting. H: blood glucose concentration of female offspring over 2 h following intraperitoneal injection of 2 mg/kg sucrose solution. I: comparison of glucose tolerance test curves by calculation of the area under each curve. *P < 0.05. OID, obesity-inducing diet.