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Study links womb environment to childhood obesity

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14 March 2012 Updated at 19:07 ET

Study links womb environment to childhood obesity
Neil Bowdler

Health reporter, BBC News

The study links what are called epigenetic changes in the womb with a higher BMI in later life Continue reading the main story

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