Sentences with phrase «excess weight gain and obesity»

Excess weight gain and obesity are global problems of the modern people today.

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Due to the high degree of satiation provided by these foods, students will consume fewer calories throughout the day and will be significantly less likely to suffer from the negative effects of excess weight gain and child obesity, a condition dramatically increasing among students across the country.

Several leading health bodies, including the World Health Organization, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee have concluded that excess added sugar intake increases the risk not only of weight gain, but also of obesity and diabetes, which are associated with a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, and tooth decay.

Obesity rates are soaring, and excess weight gain increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and liver malfunction.

Research suggests a strong link between excess sugar intake, weight gain, and obesity, and beverages are the largest source of added sugar in the American diet, says Brownell, who is also a professor of psychology, epidemiology, and public health.

So while monitoring and curbing excess weight gain in pregnancy is important, obesity «may have affected the mother's cardiovascular and other vital systems long before [the woman] becomes pregnant,» said Rabin.

We defined excess growth in infancy as a WHO weight gain z - score of > 0.67 from birth to age 1 year, and overweight according to the International Obesity Task Force.

However, when consumed in excess amounts, they can contribute to weight gain, obesity, certain types of cancer, and heart disease.

Overfeeding can cause excess weight gain, obesity in adulthood and joint and bone issues in the large breed puppy.

Regarding the child, the importance of the intrauterine and early postnatal environments for metabolic programming and modifications of the epigenome is increasingly recognised, 12 — 14 particularly for metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.15 Thus, GDM is related to macrosomia at birth (> 4 kg), to excess body fat and (central) obesity and to insulin secretion in infants and children, the obesity being in part mediated by maternal body mass index (BMI) or birth weight.16 — 23 Intrauterine exposure to GDM also doubles the risk for subsequent type 2 diabetes in offspring compared with offspring of mothers with a high genetic predisposition for type 2 diabetes, but with normal glucose tolerance during the index pregnancy.24 Maternal prepregnancy overweight and excessive gestational weight gain also predict high birth weight and adiposity during infancy.12 25 This is highly relevant, as up to 60 % — 70 % of women with GDM are overweight or obese before pregnancy.26 Finally, maternal lifestyle behaviour such as a high fat diet or lack of physical activity during pregnancy can influence offspring adiposity independent of maternal obesity.12 27