Obese women may affect great-grandchildren

"This is particularly important because more than two-thirds of reproductive-age women in the US are overweight or obese," Moley said.In the new study, the researchers fed mice a high-fat, high-sugar diet comprised of about 60 per cent fat and 20 per cent sugar, which mimics more of the Western diet and was "like eating fast food every day", from six weeks prior to conception until weaning.Their offspring then were fed a controlled diet of standard rodent chow, which is high in protein and low in fat and sugar.