“…Longitudinal studies show that obese mothers have babies with increased body length, whole-body bone area, and mineral content (34)(35)(36), but maternal diet was not reported. Two studies demonstrated that mothers consuming a high-fat "Western diet" during pregnancy, defined as a diet high in meat, processed food, and saturated fat, have children with lower whole-body bone area, bone mineral content, and BMD, compared with children of mothers on low-fat "prudent diets" during pregnancy, defined as a diet high in fruits, vegetables, grains and low-fat dairy products (37,38).…”