Did mom drink diet soda while pregnant?

PositionChildhood Obesity - Brief article

Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy were more likely to be overweight or obese at age seven, compared to children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank water instead, asserts a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

Childhood obesity is known to increase the risk for certain health problems later in life, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers.

As the volume of amniotic fluid increases, pregnant women tend to increase their consumption of fluids. To avoid extra calories, many pregnant women replace sugar-sweetened soft drinks and juices with beverages containing artificial sweeteners. Citing prior research implicating artificially sweetened beverages in...

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