A new report involving mice suggests that a relationship exists between maternal metabolic or psychological stress and the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in her offspring. What's more, the report shows that if the stress cannot be reduced or eliminated, manipulating the neuropeptide Y (NPY) system in visceral fat may prevent maternal stress-induced obesity from occurring in the next generation.
URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120801/Link-between-maternal-metabolic-or-psychological-stress-and-obesity-in-offspring.aspx
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