What Your Kid Eats In Utero Affects His Later Life
Maybe it was all those low-fat yogurts. Or the diet soda. Or maybe just the cutting out the M&Ms. Maybe this explains why my son (who, granted was born at 8.15 pounds) now is considered underweight, at 12. A new study has found that bad (or good) eating habits start in the womb. According to Kristin Wartman at the NYT, "Babies born to mothers who eat a diverse and varied diet while pregnant and breast-feeding are more open to a wide range of flavors. They’ve also found that babies who follow that diet after weaning carry those preferences into childhood and adulthood. Researchers believe that the taste preferences that develop at crucial periods in infancy have lasting effects for life." So my trying not to gain too much weight in pregnancy resulted in my skinny son? Not so sure. I did eat a wide variety of foods when I was pregnant. But why does Phillip eat only white foods, to this day? Pasta. Rice. Noodles. Did I...