The biggest loser: Maternal obesity puts a load on her offspring that lasts a lifetime

As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a new research report adds several more. In a study involving rats, researchers found that obesity in mothers causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders (such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease and more) from [...] http://bit.ly/bBkfjL