New study finds the womb environment may determine whether a child is destined to become obese.
Maryland, USA— Teenagers and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower rate of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic characteristics when compared to their siblings born before the same obese mothers had weight-loss surgery. This new study has been accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society‘s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Read the rest of this post
