By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Adults are more likely to have high cholesterol if their mothers had it before they were born, a U.S. study suggests. The study focused on what’s known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – the bad kind of cholesterol that builds up in blood vessels and can lead to blood clots and heart attacks – in more than 500 parent-child pairs. After adjusting for genetics, diet and other factors, the study found that young adults born to mothers who had high LDL before pregnancy were 3.8 times more likely to have elevated LDL compared to peers who didn’t have this maternal exposure. “Our study suggests that reducing high cholesterol in women of child-bearing age may...
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