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A study published in September 2007 reveals a link between a salty diet and high blood pressure. Researchers from the University of London analysed salt intake and blood pressures figures from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey…

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Overweight pregnant mothers are statistically more likely to have children with a higher amount of body fat by the time they turn nine years old, research has revealed.

A study, led by Catharine Gale and Professor Cyrus Cooper from the University of Southampton, found that children whose mothers had a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) or had fatter upper arms during late pregnancy were significantly more likely to …

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