Parental obesity and risk of liver disease (IMAGE)

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Parental obesity and risk of liver disease

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Researchers at WashU Medicine have found a strong correlation between a person’s risk of developing liver disease and obesity in the father or mother during the pregnancy. The findings indicate that the risk for this disease begins much earlier than previously understood.

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Sara Moser / WashU Medicine

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