An animal study at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet ( Think Western Pattern Diet...or Standard American Diet) causes oxidative stress—an excess of deleterious free radicals—during pregnancy, predisposing the offspring to obesity and diabetes. Feeding rats antioxidants before and during pregnancy completely prevented obesity and glucose intolerance in their offspring.If the results in animals prove to be similar in humans, the research may have implications for reducing obesity rates in children.
Jolie says...Don't wait for a similar human study..we rarely get such good pregnancy research funded in nutrition...Mom's to be...boost your antioxidant intake with nourishing fruits and veggies, think Mediterranean Diet... take Omega 3's and take a high quality prenatal.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/antioxidants-in-pregnancy-prevent-obesity-in-animal-offspring
http://www.newswise.com/articles/antioxidants-in-pregnancy-prevent-obesity-in-animal-offspring
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