Well” blog reports that research suggests “sufficient folic acid during pregnancy may reduce the risk for obesity in” kids. The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Forbes (6/15) contributor Bruce Y. Lee writes that the link “between the mother’s folate levels and child’s risk of obesity held even among obese mothers in the study.” Investigators found that “when a mother was obese but had adequate folate levels (at least 20 nm/L), the child was 43% less likely to become obese.” Medscape (6/15, Garcia) also covers the story.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/folic-acid-during-pregnancy-may-lower-risk-of-childhood-obesity/?_r=0
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