Mother's Diet can Change Her Child's DNA: Study

A new study has revealed that a woman's diet before conception changes the functioning of her child's DNA. According to the research, though it has been proved that the food taken by mothers affect the genes of their children, it has not been proved exactly how this happens. As part of the research, scientists tracked women in rural Gambia, where rainy and dry periods influence diet in a big way. They selected 84 women who had conceived at the peak of the ...