This lipid appeared to play a role in the glucose effect. Her findings also may be pertinent to nondiabetic women. And pregnancy itself causes a lot of carbohydrate changes very early on. Perhaps even subtle metabolic alterations during this early critical time in development have serious effects on pregnancy outcomes. So if you're thinking of getting pregnant, you might want to pass up the soda and candy bars.
Hyperglycemia induces apoptosis in preimplantation embryos via cell death effector pathways.
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