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Children born to obese mothers likely to die earlier than kids with slim mums

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Children of fat mothers are likely to die up to eight years before kids of slimmer mums, a study suggests.

Experts have discovered that obese women have shorter telomeres, a part of DNA vital to maintaining health.

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