Improving diet before and during pregnancy can reduce childhood obesity – study

Research by the University of Southampton suggests improving diet during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood obesity (Yui Mok/PA).

Helping women to eat healthily before and during pregnancy would reduce the risk of obesity for their children, according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of Southampton found children aged eight or nine were more likely to be obese if their mother had a poor diet during pregnancy and before.