http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A much neglected part of the obesity epidemic is that it has resulted in more overweight/obese women before and during pregnancy. Their offspring also tend to have higher birth weights and more body fat, and carry an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases later in life. However, the nutritional factors and mechanisms involved pre and during pregnancy that may influence child obesity remain uncertain. A recent publication by ILSI Europe identifies and discusses key contributing factors leading to obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-obesity-transmission-pregnancy.html Health Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:20:03 EST news279994243 A father's obesity is one factor that may influence his children's health and potentially raise their risk for diseases like cancer, according to new research from Duke Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-paternal-obesity-impacts-child-chances.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:00:04 EST news279307201 (Medical Xpress)—Southampton researchers have demonstrated that mothers who have higher levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are found in cooking oils and nuts, during pregnancy have fatter children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-limiting-polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-pregnancy.html Health Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:26:32 EST news277028779 Experts already know that pregnant women should not eat for two. A study now insists on the importance of a healthy diet as a way of avoiding increased insulin and glucose levels in the child, both of which are indicators of diabetes and metabolic syndrome risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-inadequate-diet-pregnancy-predisposes-baby.html Health Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:19:58 EST news273928778 Researchers at the University of Southampton together with colleagues at King's College London have embarked on a unique study that will shed new light on the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-secrets-small-blood-vessels-reveal.html Cardiology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:35:05 EST news267705294 By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, University of Montreal researchers were able to establish that testosterone levels in infancy are not inherited genetically but rather determined by environmental factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-testosterone-fuelled-infantile-males-product-mom.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 10 May 2012 04:43:23 EST news255843709 Researchers have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. This finding could lead to new ways of identifying people who are at a higher risk of developing these diseases and might open up targets for treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-poor-maternal-diet-diabetes-.html Medical research Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:21:58 EST news245049707 Poor maternal diet before conception can result in offspring with reduced birth weights and increased risk of developing type II diabetes and obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-pre-pregnancy-diet-affects-health-future.html Health Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:24:34 EST news228820840