Tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in blood cord is directly correlated with the body weight of mothers.
E de Toledo BaldiV C Dias BóbboM H Melo LimaL A VellosoEliana Pereira de AraujoPublished in: Obesity science & practice (2016)
Although we have not found a biological marker to predict increased body weight at 9 months of age, the study shows that maternal obesity exposes the baby to higher TNF-α level in the early stages of life, and this can affect metabolic and inflammatory parameters during adulthood.