What Mom Eats During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Heart Health Later
Researchers discovered that when pregnant and nursing mothers eat a high-fat diet, it can cause lasting changes in their sons' blood vessels that make them …
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A Steroid Drug During Pregnancy May Increase Liver Disease Risk in Kids
Researchers discovered that when pregnant animals received prednisone (a common steroid medication), their offspring developed more liver problems later in …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats Affects Baby's Breast Milk in Surprising Ways
Scientists are discovering that what mothers eat and their body weight can change the tiny molecules in breast milk that help babies grow and stay healthy. …
Read MoreWhen Calves Stop Nursing Early: How It Affects Their Growth Later
Researchers studied beef cattle to understand how weaning timing affects calf development. They found that when pregnant cows were weaned earlier (at 150 days …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats During Pregnancy May Shape Kids' Food Choices
Researchers looked at 11 studies to understand if what pregnant women eat affects what their children like to eat later. They found that when pregnant mothers …
Read MoreHow Poor Nutrition During Pregnancy May Harm a Baby's Heart
Researchers studied pregnant baboons to understand how not eating enough food during pregnancy affects a baby's heart development. They found that when …
Read MoreHow Bad Food Today Can Affect Your Kids Tomorrow
Scientists studied how eating poor-quality food affects not just how big organisms grow, but also how different individuals become from each other. Using tiny …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats Changes Baby's Genes Before Birth
Scientists discovered that when pregnant sheep get extra methionine (a building block found in protein), it changes how their babies' genes work before they're …
Read MoreWhat Mom's Diet During Pregnancy May Mean for Baby's Stress System
Scientists studied how a mother rat's diet during pregnancy affects her babies' stress response systems later in life. When pregnant rats ate a low-protein …
Read MoreWhat Mom Ate Before Pregnancy May Shape Your Fat Cells
Scientists studied sheep to understand how a mother's diet before pregnancy affects her babies' fat tissue development. They found that when mothers didn't eat …
Read MoreWhat Pregnant Women Eat May Lower Baby's Allergy Risk
Researchers followed 172 pregnant women in Poland to see how their diet affected their babies' chances of developing allergies. Women who ate more omega-3 …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats During Pregnancy Shapes Baby's Immune System for Life
Scientists have discovered that what a mother eats during pregnancy and while breastfeeding can permanently change how her baby's immune system works. …
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