Most pregnant women know to avoid certain foods and drinks, such as raw meat and alcohol. But a new study lends weight to the notion that a high intake of caffeinated substances may also be detrimental to a baby's health. The study, published Monday in the journal BMJ Open found that excessive caffeine intake during pregnancy was linked to excess growth during the infant's first year of life and an increased risk of the child being overweight eight years later- both of which are associated with an increased risk of obesity later in life. "We considered it very important to study the effects [of caffeine] on infant growth, because rapid infant growth has been very consistently related to the development of obesity in childhood and even in adulthood," Papadopoulou wrote in an email. "In other words, children and adults who are gaining more weight during infancy than their peers are at higher risk to be overweight or obese."
It is very interesting how some foods/drinks can effect babies in the womb. There is always research being done about what foods/drinks are actually healthy for you and which ones aren’t. This reminds me of the Meat Inspection Act from 1906.
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