Excess weight in pregnant women can trigger a stroke in their future children.

Scottish scientists are convinced that overweight in pregnant women adversely affects the health of the unborn child, in particular, can provoke his diabetes and stroke.

These conclusions doctors came by analyzing the medical observation of 13 thousand. Pregnant women. Children born to them more often than their peers had various heart diseases, and also suffered from diabetes. As adults, they often experienced strokes.

According to scientists, the reason for this is that the normal development of the baby in the womb is hampered by an excess amount of subcutaneous fat.

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