Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study examines childhood weight and obesity in adolescence
Excess weight at age 3 years was associated with a higher risk of being overweight or obese at age 15 years in a study of adolescents in Japan.
Jan 8, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
How fat is distributed in body affects risk for pregnant mothers, unborn babies
(Medical Xpress)—Carrying too much weight during pregnancy can place both mother and child at risk but new research from the University of Sydney has discovered that one type of fat is riskier than another for mums and ...
Oct 12, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Paternal obesity impacts child's chances of cancer
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.
Feb 5, 2013
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Health
Lose body weight before gaining baby weight
A new University of Illinois study contains a warning for obese women who are planning pregnancies. Even if they eat a healthy diet when they are pregnant, their babies will develop in an unhealthy environment that places ...
Apr 12, 2012
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Health
Babies born after mom's gastrointestinal bypass surgery do better
Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way—by affecting how their children's genes behave.
May 27, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk that your baby will become obese
Using foreskin tissue from newborn circumcisions, a group of researchers have identified a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk of offspring obesity later in ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mother's weight before pregnancy, not weight gained during pregnancy, has impact on development of allergic diseases
A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years—the largest of its kind—found a mother's weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn's risk of developing allergic diseases ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals linked to childhood growth changes
A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children's growth during their early years. The ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Obese pregnant women who lose weight save money, have healthier newborns
A recent study conducted by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shows that severely obese women who maintained or lost weight during pregnancy had healthier babies and lower health care costs.
Oct 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Maternal high-fat diet may increase offspring risk for liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver, is now the most common chronic liver disease diagnosed in adults and children. Although the disease is linked with obesity, scientists don't ...
Apr 24, 2017
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