HEALTH NOTES: Mum's vitamin mix cuts risk of child obesity

Expectant mums could halve the risk of their children becoming obese by taking a mixture of common vitamins.

A study found the children of mums who took a powdered drink containing probiotics, vitamins B2, B6, B12 and D were half as likely to be obese by the age of two than those whose mothers took a standard pregnancy supplement.

The study’s co-author, Associate Professor Shiao Yng Chan, from the National University of , says: ‘These early events can influence how the child reacts to an unhealthy lifestyle.'

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