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Health problems linked to obesity, like heart disease and diabetes, could skip a generation, a new study suggests.
Edinburgh experts found the offspring of obese mothers may be spared health problems linked to obesity, while their own children then inherit them.
They found obese mothers can make an impact on the birth weight and diabetes risk of grandchildren, despite it being absent in their own children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22780636
Edinburgh experts found the offspring of obese mothers may be spared health problems linked to obesity, while their own children then inherit them.
They found obese mothers can make an impact on the birth weight and diabetes risk of grandchildren, despite it being absent in their own children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22780636