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Also, twins share their uterine environment.
This wouldn't apply to IVF twins reared apart, but I doubt there's much of that in the studies.
As we know from natural experiment of Dutch famine of 1944 mother's health is extremely important. This brief event had significant effects on two generations.
I get the impression that multi-generational effects don't get into the popular press much. I'm guessing that people don't want to think about problems which would take a long time to get better.
Do you know whether two generations was enough to undo all the effects of the famine?
It didn't.