Is Your Pregnancy Diet Safe For Your Child?

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By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, April 21, 2011, 10:37

Pregnancy is a critical stage of health, which demands maximum attention and one of the most important aspect is pregnancy diet, as the baby's wellbeing, growth and development depends on what the motehr eats. Recently, some researchers have pointed out yet another effect of pregnancy diet on the baby.

According to a study by reseachers in the Auckland University pregnancy diet is directly related to childhood obesity. The study has proved that diet of the mother brings about a change in the baby's DNA through a process called epigenetic change. A faulty diet of the mother can results in high degree of epigenetic change which brings about changes in the metabolism rate of the baby that 'lays down more fat'. According to Professor Gluckman, such children end up to be three kilos more weight than their peers. This extra weight is childhood obesity which brings about other health disorders as well like diabetes, heart diseases etc.

To prove the relation between pregnancy diet and childhood obesity, the researchers tested umbilical cord tissues of 300 children and then examined their weight at the age of six or nine. The relation between the two was strong and the result was a direct replication of the effect on the baby's DNA due to mothers diet. The researchers have further explained that the relation and the result between pregnancy diet and childhood obesity is created in the first three months of pregnancy. A lot also depends on the diet habit of bothe mother and the father.

The major cause of the genetic chnages in the baby is caused due to low card diet during the first three moths of pregnancy. The embroy when fed a low carb diet assumes that the baby will be born in a low carbohydrate environment and thus the metabolism is altered and instructed to tore more fat. This effect on child birth and within six years of time results in childhood obesity.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.