Mother’s Diet Before Pregnancy Can Change Gene Function In Offspring
It has long been known that nutrition during pregnancy affects the well-being of her child, but a new study suggests that what a woman eats before she becomes pregnant might also play a significant role. Published in The FASEB Journal, a study conducted with mice, has found that diet prior to pregnancy chemically alters the mother’s DNA and passes these changes along to their offspring…
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Mother’s Diet Before Pregnancy Can Change Gene Function In Offspring
September 21, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: been-known, child, dna, her-child, journal, mother, new-study, offspring, oncalldiets, pregnancy / obstetrics, study-conducted, these-changes, woman-eats
