Epigenetic echoes of your mother's diet | Andrew Prentice | TEDxLSHTM

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  • Sperm meets egg. Now what? Epigeneticist Andrew Prentice searches for the answer to this question every day. In this talk he takes the emerging science of epigenetics and simplifies this seemingly complex subject by explaining the fundamental role that a mother’s diet at conception can have on her child’s long term health outcomes and how this knowledge could lead to ground-breaking interventions to improve the most vulnerable’s health. Find out if you actually are what your mother ate.
    Andrew Prentice founded the MRC International Nutrition Group at LSHTM in 1999. Born in Uganda, he studied in East Africa and the UK obtaining a BSc in Biochemistry followed by a PhD in Nutrition from Darwin College, Cambridge. He worked in the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit’s rural field station in Keneba, The Gambia from 1978-83. In 1983 he returned to the MRC Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre in Cambridge to become Head of Human Energy Metabolism where he specialised in studying the regulation of energy balance with a particular focus on obesity. In 1998 he became scientific director of the MRC Keneba fieldstation and of the Nutrition Programme for MRC The Gambia Unit, a role he still maintains.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @Salatiso
    @Salatiso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is fascinating.
    The more human knowledge expands the more we see the connection between cause and effect, things we used to think happened by chance.
    These researchers are the true heroes

  • @katefromouttaspace378
    @katefromouttaspace378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This deserves more views! Fascinating!

  • @zelenplav1701
    @zelenplav1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    The ancients knew a pregnant woman needed to cared for and not aggravated and needed good nutrition. But we are smarter sending them to work and after giving birth, back to work, formula and day care. No wonder our families and children are such a mess. We are civilized.

    • @Lic51
      @Lic51 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ismael barrera espero toques madera cuando hables con esa soberbia después de haber escuchado una charla de primer nivel si es que la terminaste.

    • @walther7147
      @walther7147 ปีที่แล้ว

      It depends on the kind of work

    • @Xactreplica
      @Xactreplica ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not sure what history books ur reading. That's the opposite of most of history

  • @LewdCustomer
    @LewdCustomer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's like the universe works at a subatomic level all the time.

  • @loyaltyhubng3164
    @loyaltyhubng3164 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The most insightful have heard on Epigenetic

  • @Lic51
    @Lic51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely fascinating

  • @alancalkins2656
    @alancalkins2656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The trauma of food scarcity and/or poverty comes to mind too. While nutrition is important, the endocrine system varies greatly dependant on feeling secure.

  • @nottacat6188
    @nottacat6188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic talk!

  • @shireenhendricks2194
    @shireenhendricks2194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent

  • @CarmenElRose
    @CarmenElRose 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Difficult but amazing topic

  • @ZweGorgeous
    @ZweGorgeous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo!

  • @bettyglick2679
    @bettyglick2679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fascinating. You (and your family) are what you eat. Whole food plant based is the way to go

    • @glennfrick7975
      @glennfrick7975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Book of Daniel in the Old Testament confirms your Hypothesis: Daniel recorded it, and his testimony is fascinating.

    • @iss5917
      @iss5917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carnivore! Cholesterol or brain starvation. You choose!

  • @Wholefoodshealth
    @Wholefoodshealth ปีที่แล้ว

    So good! Link for video mentioned in beginning?

  • @rajeshbarya9938
    @rajeshbarya9938 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    These Epigeneticist ,should also explore Ayurveda where right diets are recommended for conceiving mothers for different seasons .

    • @Redhead77
      @Redhead77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rajesh Barya I've never heard of that, it sounds fascinating!

    • @parvezsalim8524
      @parvezsalim8524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hiii,
      Any book on Ayurvedic diet you recommend for pregnant women

    • @kasiekk193
      @kasiekk193 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could you recommend specific materials/books/videos on that topic?

    • @Xactreplica
      @Xactreplica ปีที่แล้ว

      That's amazing, I wouldn't mind reading it too. Is it just about eating the way our ancestors did? More carnivorous and with intermittent fasting in winter... maybe more grazing of fruits veggies and grains with our meat in the summer?

  • @Rene-uz3eb
    @Rene-uz3eb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Since the epigenetics carried over into the 20's, it stands to reason the population never received enough of the methylation nutrients, including sulfur, to allow the body to correct the methylation patterns (since that has been shown to work elsewhere)

  • @Peace_Guard
    @Peace_Guard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He uses "birth", "conception", "conceiving" interchangeably. It must be stressed that it's about date of conception of the fetus, not date of birth. It also corresponds quite well with Malcolm Gladwell's observation on privilege of people born during first months of the year (most people who excel at things are born within those months, especially Feb-Mar).
    So, for a baby that succeeds physically and mentally, try to have it conceived in late May, people. Availability of nutrient-dense fresh diet + abundant vit. D during the first most crucial months of life + birth date at the verge of February & March.

    • @Stereochemistry
      @Stereochemistry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This works only for the northern hemisphere though.

  • @patrickquinn5939
    @patrickquinn5939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @areejfatimaghafoor9134
    @areejfatimaghafoor9134 ปีที่แล้ว

    does anyone know where i can find the exact mice study he uses, like the journal

  • @user-qt8qk6qb4u
    @user-qt8qk6qb4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When he said a piece of bach I thought he meant a tree lol

  • @ThePutneyvermont
    @ThePutneyvermont หลายเดือนก่อน

    is anyone else completely baffled by the data presentations?! can someone explain?!

  • @xxkitkatxx1982
    @xxkitkatxx1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy sounds exactly like Neil Gaiman.

  • @L_W748
    @L_W748 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m pretty sure I was born with the jazz version of Bach lol

  • @walther7147
    @walther7147 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:05

  • @ccyesenia07
    @ccyesenia07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Epigenetics has been on my mind for so long and especially now that I carry the gene and expression for Polycystic kidney disease. My mom had a 50% chance of passing it on to her children (my sister and I) and I am the unlucky one to have it. Now, that I am pregnant and have been eating a diet without any animal protein for a couple years and low sodium diet I wonder how that will effect my baby and future kids. Will the continue to express this gene? Can we turn off the gene for my future generations. I hope that the by eliminating or lowering animal proteins does just that. My grandma had it and a couple of my moms sisters and now my cousins have it and bunch of other family members who are failing to acknowledge that they have it too. There’s a reason for this. Why does this particular organ want to act this way? What’s triggering it?

    • @dans5554
      @dans5554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is caused by a selenium deficiency. Dr. Wallach discovered this fact with tissue slides back in the late 60’s when he worked for the cystic fibrosis research facility doing research on monkeys. Make sure your diet gets plenty of Selenium. I like Dr. Wallach’s ultimate selenium capsules on amazon.

  • @alexiavandercruyssen1354
    @alexiavandercruyssen1354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Si les 2 ratons sont frères de portée, la mère mange la même chose povr les 2, por tovte la portée, il y a vne errevr de tradction c'est l'expression dv gène qvi est différent

  • @goldmother2238
    @goldmother2238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not an emerging science at all ..... Plenty of cultures treat pregnancy, childbirth and after .... Very very differently than western cultures.

  • @michaelyoung5707
    @michaelyoung5707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are wrong sir. All eight cells are not identical. Do you know the single cell principle? Have you heard of mosaicism? Have you analyzed the genomes of over 100,000+ aborted and miscarried fetuses? I have.

    • @ZANEC001
      @ZANEC001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd love to read more on the said topic. Any interesting journal articles you can recommend me?

    • @erinh.1236
      @erinh.1236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Want to define “analyzing a genome”? Anyone w biological research context knows how nondescript that is and could be “performed” by an undergrad....

    • @32h289
      @32h289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And who are you? Your opinion on the topic is worthless unless you're a professional.