When mothers have insufficient amounts of food during the pregnancy this can lead to a more efficient metabolism that makes the child prone to obesity and diseases related to overweight. The term for these effects of undernutrition is
a. developmental programming.
b.. small-for-date.
c, errors of metabolism.
d, calorie restriction.
Answer: a. developmental programming.
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