Food Unhealthy Children Being Pregnant Make Junk Food Addicts

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Pregnant women who love to eat fatty foods, high in salt, and sugar-rich drinks have the risk of having children who are likely to become addicted to junk food (food nirnutrisi), a recent study found.
Eating unhealthy foods during pregnancy have long-term adverse effects for children

pregnant women and junk foodPara scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia said that his research on rats showed a finding if the expectant mother who constantly eat foods that are not healthy, then it will lead to the possibility of changes in the brain that measurable progress their children are not born to have a tendency to consume foods that are unhealthy like junk food when they grow up.

The study, published in The FASEB Journal found that the brains of these children become less sensitive to the natural chemicals that are released when the high-fat foods consumed, thus making them eat more in order to feel satisfied.

"The results of this research will ultimately enable us to better inform pregnant women about the long-term effects of the foods they eat where a risk to the child's development of a lifetime preference and risk of metabolic diseases", said Beverly Muhlhausler, one of the researchers. "Hopefully this will encourage mothers to always eat healthy foods that will positively impact the health of children.

To reach their conclusions, the researchers studied two groups of mice, one of which was given a normal diet, while the other group was given food nirnutrisi (junk food) during pregnancy and lactation. The results showed that the brains of mice from mothers who eat junk food are less sensitive to changes in the chemical substances due to the high fat content of sweet foods than other mice.

Gerald Weissmann, MD, editor of The FASEB Journal, said that if the findings of the study showed that "junk food addiction is a real addiction", the same as drug addiction. "Sad to say that pregnant women who love to eat junk food during pregnancy are at risk for having children who become addicted to junk food", he said.