Fatty diet during pregnancy produces new neurons in fetal brain

Monday, December 29, 2008 - 12:41 in Health & Medicine

A study in rats shows that exposure to a high-fat diet during pregnancy produces permanent changes in the offspring’s brain that lead to overeating and obesity early in life, according to new research by Rockefeller University scientists.

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