Standard American Diet While Pregnant ‘Ups Child Heart Problems Risk’

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Very few couples intending to have children ever learn about the connection between what they eat and the future health of their offspring. At least 48 percent of American adults have some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Every year about 785,000 Americans have a first coronary attack. A team of researchers, from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, children born to couples eating the SAD (standard American diet) are at risk of heart problems. [Learn more, ‘The Dr. Bob Martin Show’]

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