Babies suffering because of their mothers' obesity

Another worrying report in today's Sunday Telegraph - see Babies suffering because of their mothers' obesity - is headed:

Babies suffering because of their mothers' obesity
By Michael Day

(Filed: 13/08/2006)

and begins:

"Thousands of newborn babies are dying or suffering birth defects because their obese mothers have developed diabetes.

New figures show that babies born to diabetic mothers are four times more likely to die shortly after birth than children born to women who do not have the condition. Babies delivered by diabetics are also between three and four times more likely to have serious heart, brain or spinal cord defects."

If only women were told the truth about how obesity comes about and the best and safest way to reduce it! - All pregnant mothers, whether diabetic or not, should be strongly advised to reduce their salt intake to a minimum for the duration of the pregnancy. This would prevent or reduce obesity (and reduce ill-effects in the newborn babies).

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