date:Mar 06, 2013
Women who consume unhealthy foods rich in fats and sugars during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk to become junk food addicts, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
The findings suggest pregnant mothers who consume junk foods actually cause changes in the development of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children. This change results in the babies being less sensitive to opioids,