Maternal overweight and hyperglycemia or high blood sugar are linked to the earlier onset of puberty in girls which can lead to multiple adverse health developments in adulthood finds a study. The results showed that maternal obesity (body mass index of 30 or more) and overweight (body mass index between 25 and 30) in mothers was associated with 40 per cent and 20 per cent greater chance of earlier breast development in girls aged 6 to 11 respectively. We know that maternal weight can influence childhood weight. What we are learning is that the utero environment may also affect the
