A long-term Danish study finds that artificial sweeteners consumed during pregnancy may shape children's weight trajectories years later—raising fresh questions about the safety of ‘diet’ drinks for ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for ...

Children face increased risks of being overweight or obese as young adults if their mothers had high blood sugar levels ...

Children born to mothers with high blood sugar levels during pregnancy are 50 percent more likely to become overweight ...