The study, published in the journal Hepatology, by the researchers from the University of Southampton, found that fat intake during pregnancy by a future mother makes the expecting babies prone to develop severe
liver disease of obesity.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with obesity and is caused by the deposition of fat in the liver. It is the most common liver disease leading to cirrhosis.
Fatty food in the diet of mother damages the development of the liver in the fetus, making it more susceptible to the development of fatty liver. In conjunction with high leveled fat nutrition in early childhood and youth, this factor leads to serious consequences.