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Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases baby's birth weight as well as the newborns risk of obesity later in life. High birth weight could also raise the risk of other diseases later in life, including asthma, allergies and cancer.
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Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases baby's birth weight as well as the newborn's risk of obesity later in life.
High birth weight predicts body mass index (BMI) later in life, which suggests that excessive weight gain during pregnancy could raise the long-term risk of obesity-related diseases in the child. High birth weight could also raise the risk of other diseases later in life, including asthma, allergies and cancer.
To study the association between mother's weight gain and baby's birth weight, researchers analysed the data of 5,13,501 American women and their 11,64,750 children. The effect of genetics in affecting the baby's weight was excluded..
It was found that women who gained more than 24 kg during pregnancy were more than two times as likely to have a child that weighed at least 4 kg at birth, as compared with women who gained just 8 to 10 kg during their pregnancy. Every kilogram gained by the mother translated into an additional 7 grams in baby weight.
The study shows that weight gain during pregnancy directly increases the baby's birth weight independent of genetic factors.
High birth weight predicts body mass index (BMI) later in life, which suggests that excessive weight gain during pregnancy could raise the long-term risk of obesity-related diseases in the child. High birth weight could also raise the risk of other diseases later in life, including asthma, allergies and cancer.
To study the association between mother's weight gain and baby's birth weight, researchers analysed the data of 5,13,501 American women and their 11,64,750 children. The effect of genetics in affecting the baby's weight was excluded..
It was found that women who gained more than 24 kg during pregnancy were more than two times as likely to have a child that weighed at least 4 kg at birth, as compared with women who gained just 8 to 10 kg during their pregnancy. Every kilogram gained by the mother translated into an additional 7 grams in baby weight.
The study shows that weight gain during pregnancy directly increases the baby's birth weight independent of genetic factors.
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