> They argue this could explain why the children of obese parents are more likely to become grossly overweight.<p>Ugh, wait, what?<p>No evidence presented for "eating fatty food makes you fat".<p>No evidence presented for the diet of parents of obese children.<p>Hint: it most likely wasn't rich in fat, but rich in sugars.<p>> These mouse pups were more likely to become overweight and develop type 2 diabetes than the pups of mothers given a normal diet.<p>So correlation? The mouse's own diet has no effect, only what the parents ate is relevant? Gah.. I'm just going to flag this nonsense.