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Obese moms, asthmatic kids
May 19, 2009 |
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Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.
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Chaotic Households Contribute to Mothers' Obesity
Feb 06, 2009 |
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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 ...
Childhood obesity link to parents
Jul 13, 2009 |
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The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why some young people become obese and others do not, new research conducted by the EarlyBird ...
Obesity raises risk of complications in pregnancy, study shows
Jul 16, 2009 |
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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.
Obesity during pregnancy linked to increased risk of babies born with abnormalities
Feb 11, 2009 |
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(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.
Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Mothers of babies born with some structural birth defects—including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords—appear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mothers whose children are ...
When it's not just baby weight
Dec 22, 2008 |
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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 ...
Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity
Sep 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Morther's obesity a factor in newborn deaths for blacks, not whites, new study reports
Jun 09, 2008 |
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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 ...
Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers
Jul 09, 2008 |
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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 ...
Area safety may play role in obesity
May 02, 2006 |
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A Pennsylvania study suggests mothers of young children are more likely to be obese when they perceive their neighborhoods as unsafe.
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