Monday October 18, 1999
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Week of October 18, 1999
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Everyone knows that a mother's balanced diet and healthy lifestyle help the proper development of a baby before it's born. But a new book by a Cornell University medical researcher argues that conditions in the womb can be a predictor for serious medical conditions late in life, including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. The author and a panel of other medical experts discuss the impact of life in the womb on adult health and disease.
Peter W. Nathanielsz, MD, PhD, professor of reproductive physiology, director of the Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and author of "Life in the Womb: The Origin of Health and Disease" (Promethean Press)
Abigail Trafford, health columnist for "The Washington Post"
Dr. Matthew Gillman, physician epidemiologist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Edward Hallowell examines the concept of "connectedness" -- the feeling of being part of something larger than ourselves and of creating ties with other people and places. His book "Connect" encourages us to identify and nurture these ties with the things that are most important to us.
Edward M. Hallowell, MD, author
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