Age at puberty linked to mother's prenatal diet

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 14:07 in Health & Medicine

A high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing may lead to the child having an early onset of puberty and subsequent adulthood obesity, according to a new animal study. The results were presented Monday, June 16, at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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