‘Junk food’ moms have ‘junk food’ babies

Pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat and high sugar diet leads to changes in the fetal brain’s reward pathway, altering food preferences.

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‘Junk food’ moms have ‘junk food’ babies

‘Junk food’ moms have ‘junk food’ babies

Pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat and high sugar diet leads to changes in the fetal brain’s reward pathway, altering food preferences.

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‘Junk food’ moms have ‘junk food’ babies

March 23, 2011 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , ,

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