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Patterns of weight gain in pregnancy may offer clues to how children will grow.

School vegetable gardens and classes about nutrition and gardening increased vegetable consumption among children.

Snack choice can also affect alertness, the study found.

Finding could shed light on spinal condition.

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to research led by Beth Widen, who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.

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