Obesity affects 4 in 10 American adults and is a contributing factor to numerous health issues—from heart and lung disease to type 2 diabetes. But it's also a condition that can significantly impact ...

A recent study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal assessed whether metabolic phenotyping during pregnancy, beyond pre-pregnancy obesity or gestational diabetes status, increases the risk of ...

Struggling with excess weight? Blame mom. Over one billion people worldwide are living with obesity, defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher. The World Health Organization officially declared obesity ...

Elevated prepregnancy BMI in either parent is linked to increased odds of offspring developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in early adulthood.

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Obesity before or during pregnancy is the root cause of future cardiovascular disease, not simply the development of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, Northwestern Medicine researchers say.

Doctors have warned that rising obesity rates among pregnant women are endangering both mothers and babies. Over a quarter of pregnant women in the UK are now classified as obese. The Royal College of ...

A study published in the journal BMC Medicine describes that the risk of obesity and neurodevelopmental delay can vary between boys and girls concerning certain types of prenatal exposures. The study ...

Excess weight and obesity have gained attention as serious threats to global health. The number of women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy has also increased. During pregnancy, excess ...

Something doesn’t smell so great for moms to be. There are tons of studies that show that what you eat while pregnant can affect your unborn baby, contributing to everything from stress to ...

Children born to mothers who were overweight before or during pregnancy are more likely to develop conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

New UK study says women who are obese or smoke while pregnant are more likely to have obese children. Struggling with excess weight? Blame mom. Over one billion people worldwide are living with ...