Mother’s Health Before Conception May Influence Child’s Disease Risk
Women Hoping to Be Moms Should Watch Their Diet
By KRISTINA FIORE
Abc News
A mother’s health and diet just before conception and during the first few days of fetal development could have an impact on a child’s health in the long run, researchers say.
Researchers found that the effects of nutrition, such as a high-fat diet and vitamin B and folate… 
Researchers found that the effects of nutrition, such as a high-fat diet and vitamin B and folate deficiencies, as well as diseases such as diabetes, during this time could trigger epigenetic changes that manifest in offspring as obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. 
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New evidence on this crucial window of time — much of it from animal studies — was presented at this year’s meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Pittsburgh.
Researchers found that the effects of nutrition, such as a high-fat diet and vitamin B and folate deficiencies, as well as diseases such as diabetes, during this time could trigger epigenetic changes that manifest in offspring as obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. “All of our work suggests there should be a three- to four-month preconception period that’s included in good maternal health,” said Dr. Kelle Moley of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who presented one of the studies. Read more…
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