The nature of food during pregnancy

Ellen Connelly of news.com.au reports on a world first discovery made by Australian Scientists at the University of NSW entitled `Mum's diet shapes a child's weight'. This of which apparently is backed up by a study that was published last year in the British Journal Of Nutrition reporting that the offspring of mothers who ate junk food (especially through pregnancy) gave rise to children that craved the same food types. This would definately suggest that a baby is not just genetically predisposed to it's mother in terms of physical characteristics.

Surely an absolute confirmation on these facts would prove the inherent `addictiveness' of some food additives, the likes of which junk food has now become notoriously known for. Processed foods are also not much better either, one only has to look at the labels to find it's array of preservatives, enhancers and stabilisers. So when will we learn? Education is the key I know but judging by the magnitude of the obesity problem within the Western world I personally thinking it's going to get a whole lot worse before it begins to get any better.