Another reason for pregant SSBBWs to eat up and help the next generation along --
High-Fat Pregnancy Diet May Lead to Heavier Offspring With Fat Cravings
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDNov. 11, 2008 -- Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may foster fat cravings that start in the womb and last into adulthood.
That's according to researchers from The Rockefeller University in New York. They studied the impact of a high-fat prenatal diet on the offspring of rats.
In lab tests, some pregnant rats were fed a high-fat diet, in which 50% of their calories came from lard and vegetable oil. For comparison, other pregnant rats were on a balanced diet, in which fat made up 20% of their calories.
After weaning, the offspring of the rats on the high-fat prenatal diet were fatter and showed a greater preference for fatty chow, compared to the offspring of rats on the balanced prenatal diet.
The preference for fatty food may trace back to the brain. The offspring of the rats on the high-fat pregnancy diet had more brain cells in an appetite-related brain region than the rats whose mothers had been on a balanced diet during pregnancy.
Full text: http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20081111/fatty-prenatal-diet-fatty-adult-diet?ecd=wnl_nal_111808
High-Fat Pregnancy Diet May Lead to Heavier Offspring With Fat Cravings
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDNov. 11, 2008 -- Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may foster fat cravings that start in the womb and last into adulthood.
That's according to researchers from The Rockefeller University in New York. They studied the impact of a high-fat prenatal diet on the offspring of rats.
In lab tests, some pregnant rats were fed a high-fat diet, in which 50% of their calories came from lard and vegetable oil. For comparison, other pregnant rats were on a balanced diet, in which fat made up 20% of their calories.
After weaning, the offspring of the rats on the high-fat prenatal diet were fatter and showed a greater preference for fatty chow, compared to the offspring of rats on the balanced prenatal diet.
The preference for fatty food may trace back to the brain. The offspring of the rats on the high-fat pregnancy diet had more brain cells in an appetite-related brain region than the rats whose mothers had been on a balanced diet during pregnancy.
Full text: http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20081111/fatty-prenatal-diet-fatty-adult-diet?ecd=wnl_nal_111808
