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)

据英国广播公司报道，通过剖腹产出生的孩子变胖的几率是顺产的两倍。

美国马萨诸塞州波士顿儿童医院的专家们发现，孩子在3岁时发胖的可能性会翻一番。

专家小组称，剖腹产的方式会影响孩子肠道内的细菌环境，从而影响食物的消化方式。