title: Role of nutrition in preventing insulin resistance in children.
abstract: Nutrition during prenatal, early postnatal and pubertal period is crucial for the development of insulin resistance and its consequences. During prenatal period fetal environment and nutrition seems to interfere with metabolism programming later in life. The type of dietary carbohydrates, glycemic index, protein, fat and micronutrient content in maternal nutrition could influence insulin sensitivity in the newborn. The effects of lactation on metabolism and nutritional behavior later in life have been studied. Dietary habits and quality of diet during puberty could prevent the onset of a pathological insulin resistance through an adequate distribution of macro- and micronutrients, a diet rich in fibers and vegetables and poor in saturated fats, proteins and sugars. We want to overview the latest evidences on the risk of insulin resistance later in life due to both nutritional behaviors and components during the aforementioned periods of life, following a chronological outline from fetal development to adolescence.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasetti
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franchini
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Comegna
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prezioso
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiarelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009752:Nutritional Status