DNA in Womb Can Be Altered by Mother's Diet Leading to Diabetes
An international study has determined that the diet a woman follows during pregnancy can actually alter the DNA of the baby in the womb. The study, published in the journal Diabetes, showed that by eating LOW levels of carbohydrates during pregnancy, bits of DNA changed, resulting in children that were not only fatter, but who also had a higher risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes later in life.
Dr. Peter Gluckman of the Liggins institute at Auckland University said that "Children with a high degree of this epigenetic change, caused by the diet, were about three kilograms heavier than their peers by the time they were aged six to nine." ''That's a hell of a lot of extra weight at that age,'' he said, adding that the extra fat was likely to be carried into adulthood, raising the chances of diabetes and heart disease.
