Episode
Horizon: A Diet for a Lifetime
Overview
Horizon presents a story about what a women eats before and during pregnancy can determine the diseases her children may suffer from later in their life.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1992-03-30
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Diet for a Lifetime is Episode 11 in 1992 of Horizon. It aired on 1992-03-30. The runtime is 60 min.
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