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Complex interplay of diet and chemical exposures during pregnancy

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The association between adherence to healthy dietary patterns during pregnancy and higher exposure to certain chemicals highlights the need for an exposomics-based approach to better understand the impacts on maternal and child health.

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This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (K01ES036193; P30ES007048). Additional funding supported H.H. (T32ES013678).

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    Jesse A. Goodrich & Hailey Hampson

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Goodrich, J.A., Hampson, H. Complex interplay of diet and chemical exposures during pregnancy. Nat Food 5, 646–647 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01026-6

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