Women who conceive while dieting put their child at risk of obesity or diabetes in later life, UK scientists suggested.
Researchers from the University of Manchester in northern England came to the conclusion after studying sheep -- and said the results could also apply to humans.
Ewes that received less food around the time they became pregnant produced lambs with an altered DNA structure in the region of the brain related to food intake and glucose levels, the researchers found.
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