Pregnancy

Episode 2 Dr. Kent Thornburg talks about DOHaD and Nutrition

Kent L. Thornburg received his Ph.D. in developmental physiology from Oregon State University and studied cardiovascular physiology as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) postdoctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).  He now holds the M. Lowell Edwards Chair at OHSU as a professor of medicine. He is the director of the OHSU …

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Episode 5 Dr. Asli Akyol talks about the importance of protein quality over quantity during fetal development

Dr. Asli Akyol is an Associate Professor at Hacettepe University in Ankara Turkey. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and received her Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry through her research study titled: The effects of cafeteria diet feeding on maternal adaptation to pregnancy, fetal growth & development, and glucose homeostasis later in …

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Episode 3 Dr. Clint Gray talks about the link of hypertension to salt and fructose exposure in the womb

Dr. Clint Gray is a senior research Fellow at the Dept. of Pediatrics & Child Health, at the University of in NZ. Previously he worked as a research fellow at the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, NZ. He gained his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham in the UK and has published over thirty papers …

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Episode 4 Kristin Burgess tells us the truth about the need for quality nutrition to make a healthy baby

Kristin Burgess, Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Minor in Exercise Physiology; Registered Dietitian. Kristin grew up in a small farm town east of Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University in 2002 with a degree in Applied Physiology then again in 2005 with a second Bachelors …

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