Unborn Babies Exposed to Magnetic Fields Are More Likely to Be Overweight

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By CBS-8 Reporter

A new study finds a link between women who are exposed to high magnetic field levels during pregnancy and overweight children.

Microwaves and cell phones give off magnetic fields.

Researchers followed more than 700 children for 13 years and found those exposed to the highest magnetic fields before they were born were 69 percent more likely to be obese or overweight.

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