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Pregnant women's high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations

A pregnant woman's high-fat, high-sugar diet may have consequences for later generations, a mouse study indicates. The study suggests that a woman's obesity can cause genetic abnormalities that are passed through the female bloodline to at least three subsequent generations, increasing the risk of obesity-related conditions. Ref. Source 2e.

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Maternal Diet May Affect Stress Responses in Children

Single meals can affect testosterone and cortisol (Stress hormone) levels. Some foods eaten regularly during pregnancy may even reprogram children’s responses to stress later in life. Ref. Source 6x.

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High-fat diet in pregnancy increases breast cancer risk over generations in animal study. Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted in genetic changes that substantially increased breast cancer susceptibility in three generations of female offspring, report scientists. Source 6x.

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Everything causes cancer if you get too much of it according to all the studies I have been reading and seeing. I think that as long as a person has a good diet while they are pregnant they will have a good healthy child.

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You are what your mother eats. Researchers have demonstrated that two neurons key to growth and metabolism -- GHRH and AgRP -- are developmentally interconnected. This finding may help to explain why a mother's nutrition habits and metabolism directly impact the growth of her child. Source 7o.

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Pregnant women can safely control weight gain through diet and lifestyle changes. Many overweight/obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy. New trials showed these women can safely limit their weight gain with diet and exercise interventions. The reduced weight gain, however, did not result in fewer obstetrical complications. The finding suggests that the lifestyle changes need to start before pregnancy. Source 4h.

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Overweight pregnant women can safely cut calories, restrict weight gain. With proper nutrition guidance, it is safe and feasible to restrict weight gain in obese and overweight pregnant women, a new study shows. Source 7n.