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'''Barker's Hypothesis''' is named after David J. P. Barker a researcher at the [[University of Southampton]] who published the theory in 1997.<ref name=barker-1> Barker, D.J.P. (1997). "Maternal Nutrition, Fetal Nutrition, and Disease in Later Life". ''Nutrition'', ''''13'''', pg. 807</ref> The theory states that reduced fetal growth is strongly associated with a number of chronic conditions later in life. This increased susceptibility results from adaptations made by the fetus in an environment limited in its supply of nutrients. These chronic conditions include [[coronary heart disease]], [[stroke]], [[diabetes]], and [[hypertension]].



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