News Fresh Today: Obese Mothers Who Eat High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Give Birth to Children Who Have a Higher Obesity Risk

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the University of Cologne suggest that obese mothers who consume a high-fat diet during their pregnancies give birth to children who have a higher risk of lifelong obesity and related metabolic disorders compared to children born to thin mothers. This new study is published in the journal Cell. Conducted in mice, the study showed that the offspring of mothers who consumed a high-fat diet during lactation had abnormal neuronal ...