BY MADELINE KENNEDY Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:50am EDT (Reuters Health) – - Mothers who are overweight before pregnancy and those who gain too much while pregnant are more likely to have obese seven-year-olds, researchers say. Their study, conducted from 1998 to 2013, focused on African-American and Dominican mothers from low-income neighborhoods in New York City. “Because there is limited evidence of the long-term effects of pregnancy weight gain on childhood health outcomes in low-income urban populations, we sought to evaluate how pregnancy weight gain was related to childhood body size and obesity,” said lead author Elizabeth Widen at the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University. Andrea Deierlein of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital noted in an email that there are “many risks associated with childhood obesity - obese children are more likely to be obese throughout adolescence and adulthood.” Deierlein, who was not involved in the study, noted that in adulthood, the risks associated with obesity include type 2 diabetes, hypertension and sleep disturbances. Past research has also shown that overweight mothers are more likely to give birth to larger than normal babies, and those babies are at high risk of growing up to be obese. The U.S.
Similar Stories to Moms' Excess Pregnancy Weight Linked To Kids' Obesity on Bing News
Caroline Bologna, Huffington Post: Living
Mon, 03/30/2015 - 3:05pm
Topics: madeline kennedy fri mar edt reuters health mothers african-american dominican new york city because elizabeth widen human university andrea deierlein icahn school mount sinai hospital the u.s institute medicine iom greater so-called pregnant iom bit.ly/1gh4zta source march the widen institute nutrition deierlein medicine child excess linked kids obesity pregnancy weight gain obese women study overweight noted researchers low-income reported pre-pregnancy lbs body maternal outcomes populations effects urban high involved risks adulthood group email babies prove risk
BING NEWS:
- Smoking during pregnancy may raise odds of overweight children
New research has turned up another reason for women to avoid smoking during pregnancy. A recent study published in the journal Gut Microbes has found an association between mothers smoking during ...
05/2/2024 - 6:00 am | View Link - Ozempic 'oops' babies spark debate about weight-loss drugs' safety
A surprising thing is happening to some women on weight-loss drugs who have struggled with fertility issues: They're getting pregnant. That's leading to safety questions.
05/1/2024 - 12:59 am | View Link - Study emphasizes the importance of weight management before and after pregnancy for military populations
Compared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular active duty personnel, and is associated with costly ...
04/24/2024 - 12:37 am | View Link - Family Pressure To Lose Weight In Adolescence Linked to Internalized Weight Stigma
A recent Lancet study of 4060 individuals reported that the pressure to lose weight from family and the media during adolescence could have long-lasting effects.
04/22/2024 - 10:30 pm | View Link - Excessive pregnancy weight gain and substantial postpartum weight retention common in military health care beneficiaries
Compared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular active duty personnel, and is associated with costly ...
04/22/2024 - 7:59 pm | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more