Snacking On High GI Foods During Late Pregnancy May Lead To The Birth Of A Heavier Baby With An Increased Risk Of Childhood Obesity
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 18:35
in Health & Medicine
Mothers who snack on high GI (Glycaemic Index) foods like chocolate and white bread during later pregnancy may give birth to heavier babies with a greater risk of childhood obesity, according to new research. The research into sheep models of pregnancy discovered that high GI snack diets among ewes during the third trimester of pregnancy resulted in a heavier birth weight and postnatal growth rate of newborn lambs. According to the scientists, the sheep model used in the scientific study is instructive of the relationship between a human mothers' diet, the birth weight of their child, and the risk of childhood obesity.
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