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Fatty Diet Before Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes

TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A pre-pregnancy diet high in animal fat increases the risk that moms-to-be will develop gestational diabetes, a new study says. ...

High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk

( NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ) Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University. ...