How Active Moms Can Provide a Lifetime of Good Health

A special compound in breast milk increases with exercise, passes on a lifetime of benefts

Researchers have found that even small amounts of exercise can increase the amount of 3SL in breast milk. My Ocean Production/Shutterstock

We pass on our genetic traits to our children without even thinking about it. But we can also give them better health through our good habits.

That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, which shows that women who are active during and after pregnancy can give their kids a lifetime of health benefits due to a special compound in their breast milk.