Overweight & Obesity
Preventing child obesity in the next generation
The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make (their) parents healthier before they conceive, leading health researchers suggest.
Oct 13, 2016
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News tagged with maternal obesity
Medical research
Brain receptor identified as link between obese mothers and children's high blood pressure
Exposure of babies to high levels of the 'fullness' hormone, leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure, according to a new study by researchers from King's College London, ...
Oct 12, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Proper maternal folate level may reduce child obesity risk
Proper maternal folate levels during pregnancy may protect children from a future risk of obesity, especially those born to obese mothers, according to a study led by researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Jun 13, 2016
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Health
Obesity and gestational diabetes in mothers linked to early onset of puberty in daughters
Daughters of overweight mothers who develop gestational diabetes are significantly more likely to experience an earlier onset of one sign of puberty, according to new Kaiser Permanente research published in the American Journal ...
Jun 6, 2016
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Health
Maternal obesity and poor nutrition in the womb impairs fertility in female offspring
New research involving mice, published in the April 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that maternal obesity and poor nutrition during pregnancy affects the egg reserves of female offspring. This discovery improves ...
Apr 8, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Pregnancy weight gain recommendations for overweight women
Most expectant mothers have normal, healthy pregnancies and babies, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks being overweight or obese during pregnancy at nearly the same risk level as uncontrolled high ...
Mar 25, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Review articles examine early-life risk factors, interventions for childhood obesity
As the rate of obesity in the U.S. population has risen dramatically, more and more children are becoming overweight at younger and younger ages. Understanding the factors that contribute to childhood obesity and identifying ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Medical research
Early diet of infants, not maternal obesity, influences development of gut microbiome
After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family foods, not maternal obesity, according to results from a new study. The study was published online this week ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study links diabetes, obesity in moms-to-be to higher autism risk in kids
(HealthDay)—Mothers-to-be who are both obese and diabetic have a higher risk of giving birth to a child with autism than healthy women, a new study suggests.
Jan 29, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Obesity-related causes of stillbirth detailed
Obese women are nearly twice as likely as their lean counterparts to have stillborn babies for several specific, potentially preventable medical reasons, a new University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health analysis ...
Aug 26, 2015
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