obesity research

Obesity 'caused before birth'

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Sun, 11/16/2008 - 6:03pm

A high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that cause over-eating and obesity, research suggests.



 

Salt 'could fuel child obesity'

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Wed, 02/20/2008 - 6:59pm

Salt-rich diets could be the key to why some children battle with obesity, research suggests.