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Poor diets during pregnancy can set children up on a path to obesity

Poor diets during pregnancy can set children up on a path to obesity Ian Randall For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during their pregnancy may be setting up their children on a path to weight gain and obesity, a study has warned.  Researchers from the US investigated the links between an expectant mother s diet and their children s growth rates between birth and adolescence. The team found that a pregnancy diet rich in inflammatory foods including sugars, artificial trans fats and processed meats was associated with greater weight gain in children between the ages of three and ten years of age.