Obesity 'linked to birth defects'

Fat. The gift that keeps on giving.

"Women who are obese when they conceive are more likely to have babies with birth defects than are mothers of normal weight, a US study suggests.

The relevant birth defects include missing limbs and malformed hearts."

Not new stuff, though.

"Smaller scale studies in the past have suggested this link, but this is said to be the largest and most comprehensive study to date."

But...

"Researchers stress the risk of having a baby with birth defects is low, even for obese women."

Those are some good, caring researchers. More don't worry, be happy and fat.

"The results suggested that seven different types of birth defect were more common when the mother was obese."

C'mon, admit it, those extra desserts were worth the risk to your children, right?