Prof. Charles Savona-Ventura was the guest speaker in DIP2019 - the 10th International Symposium on Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Pregnancy held in Florence, Italy in May 2019.
The presentation entitled 'The Inheritance of Obesity', delivered during the Mediterranean Study Group session, dealt with the genetic, intrauterine metabolic milieu interieur, and postnatal environmental factors that all contribute towards the development of adiposity. These factors have all contributed towards the adiposity epidemic prevalent in the developed world, including Malta, today.
The presentation entitled 'The Inheritance of Obesity', delivered during the Mediterranean Study Group session, dealt with the genetic, intrauterine metabolic milieu interieur, and postnatal environmental factors that all contribute towards the development of adiposity. These factors have all contributed towards the adiposity epidemic prevalent in the developed world, including Malta, today.
