Maternal Mitochondrial DNA May Become Defective In Unfertilized Eggs Due To Poor Diet Choices, Mouse Study Suggests.

reports a study published in Cell Reports reveals “the long-term damage a woman can cause if she eats a high-fat, high-sugar diet, even before she becomes pregnant.” Working with mice fed “a high-fat, high-sugar diet (60 percent fat and 20 percent sugar) from six weeks before” the rodents “became pregnant up until they weaned their offspring,” researchers “found the mother’s mitochondrial DNA, which is responsible for converting food into energy, becomes defective in the unfertilized egg as a result of poor diet choices.” http://www.medicaldaily.com/obese-women-childhood-obesity-obesity-epidemic-during-pregnancy-389783