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*** Geraghty AA, Lindsay KL, Alberdi G, et al. Nutrition During Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Epigenetic Status-Evidence from Human and Animal Studies. Nutr Metab Insights 2015;8(Suppl 1):41-7. doi: 10.4137/nmi.S29527 [published Online First: 20160216]