Fat Moms Making Their Kids Sick
21/10/2008 01:50
OVERWEIGHT mothers
are more likely to have chubby babies, setting
them a lifetime risk of diabetes and other
obesity-related
illnesses.A University of NSW study reveals that one in three Australian babies are likely to become overweight children because their mothers are obese, with researchers believing that the brain's appetite controls can be set in early life.
"Maternal obesity and overfeeding early on in life caused significant changes in the chemicals that regulate appetite, which may suggest that the babies were programmed to eat differently from those born from lean mothers," lead researcher Professor Margaret Morris said yesterday.
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SINC SAYS:
I guess the old saying like father, like son is no longer applicable?