Sentences with phrase «weight affected their offspring»
«Both studies pointed to one direction: mothers» body weight affected their offspring's weight.»
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«Mothers» sleep, late in pregnancy, affects offspring's weight gain as adults.»
The process by which a mother's diet during pregnancy can permanently affect her offspring's attributes, such as weight, could be strongly influenced by genetic variation in an unexpected part of the genome, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Animal studies have shown that flaxseeds and flaxseed lignans may cause lower birth weight and affect the development of the offspring's reproductive system, especially if consumed during early pregnancy (86, 87).