title: Introduction: moving on from controversies to mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Adelaide University, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors