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British scientists have launched an investigation into a pill which could prevent babies being born overweight. The study do about 400 mothers-along with obesity.

Half of them receives from the 12th week of pregnancy drug three times daily metaformine and the other half a placebo.

Metaformine is a drug normally prescribed for diabetic patients. It is safely used by them for decades, even during pregnancy. Metaformine lowers insulin levels in the blood of the mother. Obese women are more insulin than other mothers-and this means that the babies more fat, sugar and other foods be given.

Metaformine ensures only that the supply of food from the mother to the baby decreases. So the pregnant woman does not deviate.

According to the doctors in the study were pregnant women, obesity epidemic begins to take shape and it is imperative to the health of the children of the future to protect. Babies at birth have been overweight in adulthood twice as likely to be obese.

According to Professor Norman from Edinburgh University’s metaformine a safe drug, but research is needed to ensure that the benefits to outweigh any possible risk. During the study, the health of mothers and their babies closely monitored. The first results are expected for about 4 years.

One in five cases of cancer could be prevented if people would live healthier. So says the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). Alone in Britain each year would be almost 20,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented if British women should drink less alcohol, eat healthier and exercise more and drink.

Research has shown that exercise, drink less alcoholic strength and a healthy diet the risk of developing cancer. Glass of wine and primeval days increases the risk of breast cancer by 20%, according to experts.

Dr Rachel Thompson of the WCRF: “We have a long way to go for more awareness among women to create what they can do. It is very disturbing that in Britain jaarlijsk tens of thousands of cases of cancer could be prevented. People can do much to increase their chances of developing cancer to shrink. “

It is generally assumed that about one third of the most common vomrne of cancer can be prevented with a healthy diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight. But the number of breast cancer cases could be prevented thereby is expected to be considerably higher.