Babies who are delivered by Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born the traditional way, the BBC reported.

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts found a doubling in the odds of obesity by the time the child was three years old.

The team said birth by C-section might affect the bacteria in the gut, which in turn would affect the way food is digested.

(China.org.cn June 3, 2012)

據英國廣播公司報道，通過剖腹產出生的孩子變胖的幾率是順產的兩倍。

美國馬薩諸塞州波士頓兒童醫院的專家們發現，孩子在3歲時發胖的可能性會翻一番。

專家小組稱，剖腹產的方式會影響孩子腸道內的細菌環境，從而影響食物的消化方式。