20% of woman in the U.S. are prescribed an antidepressant during pregnancy which may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes.
– “We have demonstrated for the first time in an animal model that maternal use of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, resulted in increased fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver of the adult offspring, raising new concerns about the long-term metabolic complications in children born to women who take SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy,”
* June 22nd at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and The Endocrine Society
– http://healthresearchreport.me/2014/06/23/20-of-woman-in-the-u-s-are-prescribed-an-antidepressant-during-pregnancy-which-may-lead-to-childhood-obesity-and-diabetes/
20% of woman in the U.S. are prescribed an antidepressant during pregnancy which may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes.
ByRalph Turchiano
Jun 26, 2014
By Ralph Turchiano
I have a strong affinity for the sciences which led me to create my sites. My compulsion for the past decade has been reviewing literally every peer-reviewed research article. Which can easily be validated by following my posts. To me, science is where the real news is, as it will mold our destiny beyond that of politics or economics. ;-)