Overweight Mums Have Chubby Babies, Study Suggests

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have highlighted a link between childhood obesity and a mother's diet before and during pregnancy. The work in animals proves that overweight expectant mothers are more likely to have babies with more body fat, who are at greater risk of diabetes and lipid metabolic disorders later in life.

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