Children born to obese mothers face health problems even when they eat healthy diets. A new study from the University of Bonn shows why this happens. It reveals how a mother’s obesity can change liver cells in her baby before birth. The research team found that maternal obesity changes special immune cells in the baby’s liver called Kupffer cells. These cells work like conductors, telling other liver cells what to do. When a mother is obese during pregnancy, these cellular conductors change their instructions. “We were able to show that the offspring of obese mothers frequently developed a fatty liver … Continue reading Maternal Obesity Reprograms Fetal Liver Cells, 60% of Offspring Develop Fatty Liver Despite Healthy Diets