Taste buds may play role in fostering obesity in offspring

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

Food scientists show in animal studies that a mother's high-fat diet may lead to more sweet-taste receptors and a greater attraction to unhealthy food in their offspring - resulting in poor feeding behavior, obesity in adulthood.

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