Pregnancy diet causes obesity in the child

If the woman was pregnant at the time when she was on a diet, it greatly increases the risk of developing obesity in her unborn child. This is the conclusion, researchers from the University of Manchester.

They found that the the diet of pregnant women   It may cause non-genetic changes in the fetus. The smaller woman consumes food during pregnancy, the greater the risk of changes to the DNA in the brains of her unborn child. According to the authors, this explains the fact that the twins a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

These conclusions were based on observations of the pregnant ewes, but scientists believe that all the same it is also applicable to humans. As suggested by the study's author Anne White, because the diet of pregnant women born children are born with an increased risk of obesity.

In recent decades, the obesity epidemic is becoming a real disaster for many countries. An increasing number of victims of diabetes, at the time, as a growing number are born twins. This is due to the fact that many women postpone childbearing to a later date, then to resort to IVF. And with this technology are high chances of conceiving twins.

The popularity of the diets of young women also reached the absolute peak in the history of mankind. Naturally, many women are on a diet, trying to become pregnant, or if it takes place without their knowledge. The study authors recommend that women planning to become mothers, to refrain for a time from the diet and stick to a balanced, healthy diet.

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