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Overweight mums have chubby bubs
Mothers-to-be beware. Women who are overweight during pregnancy may be more likely to have fatter children susceptible to chronic health problems, UNSW research shows.
Research from Professor Margaret Morris, the head of UNSW’s Department of Pharmacology, indicates that obesity in motherhood leads to heavier babies, with more body fat and altered appetite regulators in the brain.
The research, which was carried out in the animal model, was presented this week at the Australian Neuroscience Society Conference in Hobart.
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News story published 31/01/2008