The New 'Epigenetics:' Poor Nutrition In The Womb Causes Permanent Genetic Changes In Offspring

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 21:28 in Health & Medicine

New research explains how poor maternal nutrition passes health risk across generations. The new science of epigenetics explains how genes can be modified by the environment: You are what your mother did not eat during pregnancy.

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