Smoking during pregnancy lowers levels of 'good' HDL cholesterol in children
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Australia have discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy are causing developmental changes to their unborn babies that lead to them having lower levels of the type of cholesterol that is known to protect against heart disease in later life -- high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.