Continuing coverage: New UTMB research by Labros Sidossis says mothers with unhealthy lifestyles set their unborn children up for obesity in later life. The study found children whose mothers smoked, drank alcohol, didn’t exercise or gained excessive weight in pregnancy were more likely to be overweight by age eight. The news also appears in Houston Chronicle, Nursing in Practice, Medical Xpress, MedIndia.com, Bright Surf, Business Standard, News Medical and Biospace.