We've known that breastfeeding infants may protect against
subsequent obesity for over 30 years, but why?
Not exact matches
Data in which
obesity had been recorded were then searched
for any
subsequent care
for, or death from, dementia.
Dr. Catalano and his colleagues believe that other than beginning a life - course effort in reducing
obesity in adolescence as discussed in the other reviews in this series, the post-partum period may well be the best opportunity to help ensure the move towards a healthy body weight and lifestyle
for a
subsequent pregnancy, which also effects the whole family.
The factors that may differ between the groups, such as older age,
obesity, smoking and diabetes, are known and can be controlled
for, providing
for comparison groups that may provide more information on the impact of heart failure on
subsequent cancer occurrence than other heart disease groups.
«Even after adjusting
for other risk factors, including urine chemistries, hypertension and
obesity, we still found that those with a kidney stone episode had
subsequent abnormal kidney function,» says Dr. Rule.
Advanced age and
obesity can also increase the risks, and a previous history of difficult birth can indicate difficulties
for subsequent births.
Overweight and
obesity set the stage
for increased risk of joint damage and
subsequent osteoarthritis (OA), leading to chronic pain.
Obesity is on the rise among dogs, and its negative consequences are frightening — an increased risk of developing diabetes, an increased risk
for cancer, and a high probability
for joint injury and
subsequent osteoarthritis (OA).
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