Tuesday 17 February 2015

Scientists urge action on obesity in women to cut risks to babies

Scientists urge action on obesity in women to cut risks to babies

Children of obese mothers may be more likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or develop type 2 diabetes, according to major European study

Urgent strategies are needed to prevent girls and young women becoming obese because of the damaging long-term consequences for themselves and their babies should they become pregnant, say scientists involved in a major European research project.

The children of obese mothers may be more likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or develop type 2 diabetes, say researchers presenting the first results from the Dorian consortium, which is funded by the European commission and has been running for three years so far. Other researchers found that children of obese mothers may suffer mood disorders in adulthood.

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