The relationship many people have with their first cup of coffee in the morning can actually be harming them. Too much caffeine in the system has already been shown to agitate and simulate the individual. Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg have conducted a new study that links coffee with obesity in an interesting manner.

The study, which was conducted on pregnant women, involved recording the number of cups of coffee that the consumed each day. This data was later related to their school aged children, and the obesity of the children. Apparently if the pregnant mother was said to have been consuming more than two cups of coffee a day, the school kid was at a greater risk for being overweight. The children were studied till they reached the age of eight years.

While the exact markers for the co-relation will definitely require more studies, it is interesting to note that pregnant women’s diet can affect the child even beyond birth. Needless to say that it becomes very important for a pregnant woman to monitor her diet and eat in a healthy and well balanced manner to ensure that her child benefits from this. A science project may easily show the viability of this statement.