Obesity, high-fat diets during pregnancy could...

Pregnant women who are obese or eating a diet high in fatty foods could unwittingly be harming their unborn child, according to new research published by the journal Molecular Metabolism . In the study, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital found that a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy could damage the hematopoietic stem cells of the fetal liver that are responsible for creating and sustaining blood and immune system function throughout a person's lifetime.

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