Women who had weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant had children who were less likely to be heavy

Researchers found that women who had weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant had children who were less likely to be heavy when compared with siblings who were born before the weight-loss surgery. The study findings show the importance of the intrauterine environment, which seems to trump even genes and the environment in which the child is raised. Results of the study will be published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Read more on: AJC

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