date:Sep 22, 2012
The study published in FASEB Journal suggests that consuming greater amounts of choline, a nutrient found in eggs and meat, during pregnancy may lower an infant's vulnerability to stress-related illnesses, such as mental health disturbances, and chronic conditions, like hypertension, later in life.
Led by Dr Eva Pressman from the University of Rochester Medical Center, USA, the researchers reveal higher-than-normal amounts of choline in the diet during pregnancy changed epigenetic markers mo