MOM, DON`T TAKE YOUR VITAMINS

Released on = March 18, 2007, 2:12 pm

Press Release Author = Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = The number of overweight children has doubled in the past 25
years. Carrie Lauth of http://www.naturalmomstalkradio.com and Susun Weed, author of
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year discussed new research that shows women
who take prenatal vitamins during pregnancy can increase the susceptibility of
obesity in their children.

Press Release Body = Atlanta, GA - The number of overweight children has doubled in
the past 25 years. Now, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 30
percent of children are overweight or obese. Carrie Lauth
(www.naturalmomstalkradio.com) and Susun Weed the author of Wise Woman Herbal for
the Childbearing Year discussed the relatively new research that shows women who
take prenatal vitamins during pregnancy, can increase the susceptibility of obesity
in their children.

"Pregnant women are exposed to hundreds of compounds in foods, prenatal vitamins and
the environment that could potentially methylate susceptible genes," pronounced
Randy Jirtle, Ph.D. professor of radiation oncology and senior author of the study.
"The effects of each compound could be beneficial or detrimental, depending upon the
timing of exposure, the dose and the tissue exposed."

Today's busy lifestyles and vast economic differences can have a profound effect on
the foods that pregnant women choose to eat. Some women may be too busy to stop and
take the time to prepare healthy meals for themselves, while others do not have the
luxury of buying the best nutritional foods available, so these same women are
turning to vitamin and mineral supplements as a substitute. Susan also told Carrie
about a research in Australia where women who took calcium supplements doubled their
risk of breaking bones.

Rob Waterland, Ph.D., a research fellow in the Jirtle laboratory and lead author of
the study says, \"Diet, nutritional supplements and other seemingly innocuous
compounds can alter the development in utero to such an extent that it changes the
offspring\'s characteristics for life, and potentially that of future generations.
Nutritional epigenetics could, for example, explain the differences between
genetically identical twins, or the disparities in the incidence of stroke between
the South and the North. The possibilities are endless.\"
Are you taking supplements as a substitute for nutritious food? Pregnant women are
misinformed about vitamin and mineral supplements, and rather then eating a proper
diet they are using supplements as a crutch that leads them to believe that it's
okay to eat those "junk" foods. Carrie Lauth pronounces, \"The bottom line is that
women in their childbearing years need to focus on whole foods, not gimmicky diets
or supplements. Real food is the best insurance.\"

About Natural Moms Talk Radio:
Carrie Lauth is a homeschooling mom to 4 young children. For the past 5 years she
voluntarily provided her services to the community as a breastfeeding counselor and
educator. Carrie led breastfeeding classes that taught how childbirth choices impact
breastfeeding outcomes, how Moms could improve their family\'s eating habits, and
helping Moms, one on one, to overcome their breastfeeding challenges. Carrie loves
to discuss all aspects of natural parenting, and she is an avid reader who keeps up
with current lactational science and continues to attend parenting and breastfeeding
conferences regularly.
For more information on Natural Moms Talk Radio, contact Carrie Lauth at
770-356-9980 or visit her website http://www.naturalmomstalkradio.com.


Web Site = http://www.NaturalMomsTalkRadio.com

Contact Details = Contact: Carrie Lauth
Address: 4930 N Wexford Rd Atlanta GA 30349
Phone: 770-356-9980
E-mail: carrie@naturalmomstalkradio.com
Website: http://www.naturalmomstalkradio.com

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