Children of women who consume a high-fat diet during pregnancy and lactation have an increased risk of lifelong obesity and related metabolic disorders compared to children of women who consume healthy diets, says a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine and the University of Cologne as published in the journal Cell. […] More
Although there has been considerable focus on maternal weight before and during pregnancy, paternal obesity may cause altered gene expression in the pancreas and fat of children, suggests new research published online in The FASEB Journal. Using a rodent model, researchers at the Pharmacology School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales […] More
Your baby is now the size of a carrot in length, measuring seven (7) inches from crown to rump (or ten and a half [10.5] inches from head to heel) and weighing about three-fourths (0.75) of a pound. You are in your fifth month of pregnancy. Your Baby During week 21 of pregnancy, your baby […] More
