Drinking diet soda while pregnant nearly doubles the risk of a child becoming obese, a new study has found.
Experts claim expectant mothers should opt for water instead of artificially-sweetened drinks because the beverage could infect the fetus, sewing the seeds for weight issues in later life.
A new study found that women with gestational diabetes who drank a fake sugary drink once a day nearly doubled the risk of their child becoming obese by the age of seven.
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