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Babies treated in the womb for obesity: Overweight mothers-to-be get diabetes pill to cut the risk of having a fat child NHS trial has been started in attempt to halt obesity epidemic If it is a success, treatment could be widespread in five years But there is unease over problem that could be solved by exercise and diet By JULIE-ANNE BARNES and FIONA MACRAE PUBLISHED: 16:33 EST, 1 April 2012 | UPDATED: 01:50 EST, 2 April 2012
Babies are being medicated in the womb in an attempt to prevent them from being born obese. In a world first, dangerously overweight mothers-to-be in four British cities have started taking a diabetes drug during their pregnancy. The doctors behind the controversial NHS trial say that obesity among pregnant women is reaching epidemic proportions and they need to act now to protect the health of tomorrow's children...............>>>>...............>>>>............Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/hea.....d.html#ixzz1qslGN9Wm
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