Study: Late-childhood obesity linked with low-quality maternal diet during pregnancy

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Updated: Feb 28, 2021 22:44 IST
Dublin [Ireland], February 28 (ANI): A study led by researchers at University College Dublin, Ireland found that children of mothers who ate a higher quality diet, low in inflammation-associated foods, during pregnancy had a lower risk of obesity and lower body fat levels in late-childhood than children whose mothers ate a lower quality diet, high in inflammation-associated foods, while pregnant.
The findings were published in the open-access journal BMC Medicine. This association was not observed in early or mid-childhood.
Ling-Wei Chen, the corresponding author said: "Obesity in childhood often carries on into adulthood and is associated with a higher risk of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes.

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