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Thursday, December 25, 2014

High-fat diet not good in pregnancy

A study has found that high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming stem cell system in the liver of the developing baby responsible for creating and sustaining lifelong blood and immune system function. The results offer a model for testing whether the effects of a high-fat diet and obesity can be repaired through dietary intervention, a key question when extrapolating this data to human populations, said Daniel L. Marks, professor of pediatric endocrinology at Oregon-based OHSU's Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

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