Women's weight-loss surgery may help kids

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 14:07 in Health & Medicine

Children born to moms who had the procedure before pregnancy have healthier hearts and less risk of obesity than their siblings born before the mom had surgery. An overweight woman who has weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant may help break the cycle of obesity in her family, according to a new study.

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