Wednesday 20 August 2014

Smoking in Pregnancy Affects Grandchildren's Growth

A new study has found that the effects of smoking during one's pregnancy can span generations. According to the study, smoking during pregnancy can affect the growth of a woman's future grandkids. British scientists discovered that with non-smoking mothers, if a paternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, her granddaughters tended to be taller and both her granddaughters and grandsons tended to have greater bone mass and lean (muscle) mass. If ...

via Medindia Health News More READ

No comments:

Post a Comment