Fatty streak formation occurs in human fetal arteries and is linked to the pregnant mother’s cholesterol level.
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And I thought my video Heart Disease Starts in Childhood ( was a shocker! Just like it’s Never Too Late to Start Eating Healthier ( it’s evidently never too early either.
More on healthy pregnancies in:
• The Wrong Way to Detox (
• Why Do Vegan Women Have 5x Fewer Twins? (
• Preventing Childhood Allergies (
• Meat Fumes: Dietary Secondhand Smoke (
• How Long to Detox From Fish Before Pregnancy? (
• Bacon, Eggs, and Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy (
• Garlic and Raisins to Prevent Premature Birth (
• Diet Soda and Preterm Birth (
• Caution: Anti-inflammatory Foods in the Third Trimester (
Some recent videos of mine on raising healthy kids include:
• How to Prevent Prediabetes in Children (
• Childhood Constipation and Cow’s Milk (
• Infectobesity: Adenovirus 36 and Childhood Obesity (
• Formula for Childhood Obesity (
• Flame Retardant Pollutants and Child Development (
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