A High Fat Diet During Pregnancy Can Lead To Severe Liver Disease In Offspring

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother’s diet in pregnancy and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in her child. Researchers have found that a high fat diet during a woman’s pregnancy makes her offspring more likely to develop a severe form of fatty liver disease when they reach adulthood. The findings are another piece in the jigsaw for scientists who believe diets containing too high levels of saturated fat may have an adverse effect on our health.

Read the whole article on Science Daily

More from Science Daily