Poor diet in pregnancy can lead to child obesity: study – Yahoo News Australia

Children born to mothers who eat a lot of processed foods packed with sugar and salt face an increased risk of obesity late in childhood, researchers said Monday.
“Children born to mothers who eat a low-quality diet — high in inflammation-associated foods — during pregnancy may be more likely to have obesity or excess body fat,” Ling-Wei Chen from University College Dublin’s School of Public Health, said in a statement.
“Mounting evidence has pointed to the first 1,000 days of life — from conception…

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