Antioxidants In Pregnancy Prevent Obesity In Animal Offspring
New biological research may be relevant to the effects of a mother’s high-fat diet during pregnancy on the development of obesity in her children. An animal study at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet causes oxidative stress-an excess of deleterious free radicals-during pregnancy, predisposing the offspring to obesity and diabetes. Feeding …
Mark Hyman, MD: Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants
In today’s blog I want to explain what glutathione is, why it’s important, and give you 9 tips that will help you optimize your glutathione levels and protect help yourself from chronic illness.