Many human diseases in adulthood are related to growth patterns during early life, determining early-life nutrition as the underlying mechanism. Individuals with a<unk>  will have "a smaller body size, a lowered metabolic rate and a reduced level of behavioural activity… adaptations to an environment that is chronically short of food" (Bateson & Martin, 1999). Those with a<unk>  who actually develop in an affluent environment may be more prone to metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type II diabetes, whereas those who have received a positive maternal forecast will be adapted to good conditions and therefore better able to cope with rich diets. This idea (Barker, 1992) is now widely (if not universally) accepted and is a source of concern for societies undergoing a transition from sparse to better nutrition (Robinson, 2001). Risk factors of<unk>  include advanced maternal age and placental insufficiency.
Thrifty phenotype
Dysmorphic feature
Vertical auto profile
Bizarre ER
Cephalic presentation
Leonine facies
Multiple abnormalities
Hippocratic facies