If you feel like you’ve been seeing more pregnant women lately, your eyes are not deceiving you. According to the US Census, August is the month with the highest number of births. During pregnancy, the fetus relies on its mother’s diet to sustain its nutritional needs for growth and development in the womb. For years, scientists have studied the potential long-term effects of prenatal nutrition on the development of adult diseases like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. New research is showing that a mother’s nutrition and health may also contribute to permanent changes in fetal metabolism, even before she knows she’s eating for two… Continue reading You Are What You Eat…And Also What Your Mother Ate