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Maternal Obesity Can Program Fetal Brain to Induce Adult-onset Obesity

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created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that fetuses of obese mother rats were programmed in utero to develop obesity in adulthood.





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Obesity during pregnancy linked to increased risk of babies born with abnormalities

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study has shown that obese women who become pregnant have an increased risk of their baby being born with certain abnormalities, including spina bifida.


Obesity raises risk of complications in pregnancy, study shows

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expectant mothers who are obese are much more likely to suffer from minor complications such as heart burn and chest infections during pregnancy, a study suggests.


Chaotic Households Contribute to Mothers' Obesity

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Putting food on the table, struggling with unemployment and meeting the relentless needs of young children all contribute to household stress. Now, a new study finds that these pressures also increase the possibility that ...


Fat mum hastens path to childhood obesity

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created Sep 13, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A fat mother hastens a child’s path to obesity, finds a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.


Many women add too many pounds during pregnancy

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy - surprisingly little if they're already overweight or obese when they conceive.


When it's not just baby weight

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created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's ...


Study suggests obese women should not gain weight

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how ...


Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescent and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic markers when compared to ...


Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers

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created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study in the UK-based journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics an ...


Morther's obesity a factor in newborn deaths for blacks, not whites, new study reports

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study led by the University of South Florida sheds new light on obesity's role in the black-white gap in infant mortality. While maternal obesity appears to have no impact on the early survival of infants born to white ...



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