It is the question that arises after knowing the result of a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition on the consumption of fats and sugars during pregnancy and lactation.
The study was conducted with rats, but veterinarians at the Royal Veterinary College in London say that the same results are expected in humans, and comes to ratify other similar studies according to which eating junk food during pregnancy predisposes the future baby to develop preference for That type of food and therefore, has a better chance of being obese.
This conclusion would support the theory that bad eating habits have been pre-established by our mother since we are in the womb.
But can the situation be reversed once we are born? There are other currents with which I agree more that they maintain that the environment is essential for learning eating habits.
According to Dr. Cecilia Albala, a professor at the Institute of Nutrition of the University of Chile, "it is very difficult to prove such a thing in humans because it is very difficult to come up with an experience in which hereditary and environmental influences can be completely separated."
That is, the habits that we instill in our children since they are born are fundamental to educate them in a healthy diet, so the example is very important.
It is necessary to instill a balanced diet, exercise and especially if we could not resist hamburgers during pregnancy, at least correct the situation during childhood.
