DIABETES – GRANDMOTHERS
May 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEWHAT a woman eats during her pregnancy and lactation period may determine if her grandchildren will suffer from type 2 diabetes, according to a recent US study. The research published in the Journal of Physiology in Press showed that grandsons and granddaughters of female rats fed a poor diet during pregnancy and/or lactation were more likely to become obese and insulin resistant than grandchildren of females fed an adequate diet. The study is the first to show that the adverse effects can be passed to adult grandchildren across two generations.Dr ...
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