Offspring Likely Suffer When Mother Is Overweight During Pregnancy

As are the rest of us.

That excess weight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the US indicates that excess weight before and during pregnancy can have long-lasting health consequences for the offspring of such mothers even later in life.

Since we end-up paying for the sick care costs of these nutritionally abused children.