ANI | 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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I3C is a molecule found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
NEC is a rapidly progressing gastrointestinal condition that occurs when harmless gut bacteria invade the underdeveloped wall of the premature infant s colon, resulting in inflammation that can destroy healthy tissue present there.
When enough cells die to create a hole in the intestinal wall, the bacteria enters the bloodstream and causes fatal sepsis.
Previous mice studies have shown that NEC results when premature infants underdeveloped intestinal lining produces high amounts of the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) protein.
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children, especially during late-childhood can be associated with a low-quality diet during their mother's pregnancy, which is high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation, during pregnancy.
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