Maternal eating habits nutrition during pregnancy may have a long-term impact on children’s weight trajectories, researchers reported.

Previous studies have largely examined the relationship between a woman’s diet during pregnancy and its impact on offspring BMI trajectories during the neonatal and early-childhood periods.Children of women who have low adherence to a Mediterranean diet have higher BMI z-scores from ages 3 to 15 years.Healthy eating during pregnancy is very important and always recommended.