Studies reveal that obesity in pregnancy can lead to overweight mothers passing on obesity and serious health risks to their offsprings.
Mom's high-fat diet could actually change a newborn's heart. Scientists have found that baby rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet had larger than normal hearts with fewer taste receptors for bitter flavors.
Women who are obese during pregnancy are at an increased risk of various health issue, according to recent findings published in the journal Obesity Reviews.
