Poor diet in pregnancy, poor heart health for infants
Baboon study links low-calorie intake to long-term risks
![MRI of baboon hearts](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/111016_LB_pregnancy-nutrition_main_REV860.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
CHANGE OF HEART A cardiac MRI shows how the heart of a baboon born to a mother moderately undernourished during pregnancy has a spherical shape (right). It pumps blood less efficiently than the hearts of offspring with well-fed mothers (left).
P. Nathanielsz, Geoffrey Clarke