NEW DELHI: Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes may not be at a higher risk of becoming obese, as previously thought, according to a new study that followed nearly 100 such infants during their first year of life.
Infants exposed to this pregnancy complication in the womb have traditionally been considered at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life.
However, in their study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found that the infants they followed had higher levels of body fat at birth, but they gained fat at a slower rate during their first year.
