PLoS Med: no harm! Fat mothers are more likely to have fat children!

June 14, 2019 / Biovalley BIOON / - Nicola heslehurst of the University of Newcastle and colleagues recently published a systematic review and meta-analysis in the journal PLoS Medicine, which showed that: before pregnancy, obese mothers have a significantly increased risk of obesity in their children Photo source: http://cn.bing.com obesity is a major cause of poor health throughout the world and is closely related to inequality Taking advantage of opportunities for early prevention of obesity is a global public health, global health and clinical practice priority Understanding the relationship between childhood obesity and pregnant women's weight before pregnancy will provide information for policy and practice, so as to prevent obesity by using resources In the new study, heslehurst and her colleagues aimed to estimate the relationship between a mother's pre pregnancy BMI and a child's weight status This systematic review includes 79 observational studies that investigate the body mass index of pregnant women before pregnancy and the weight status of children The results showed that with maternal obesity (OR 3.64, 95% CI 2.68-4.95) and maternal overweight (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.62-2.19), the risk of childhood obesity was significantly increased Children born to obese mothers were significantly more likely to be overweight / obese (or 2.69 95% CI 2.10-3.46) This study provides a large amount of evidence that it is necessary to develop interventions that start before pregnancy to support weight management for women of childbearing age in order to combat intergenerational obesity The authors believe that more attention to pre pregnancy may be helpful to solve the complex early life inequality related to the development of obesity Reference: heslehurst n et al (2019) the association between material body mass index and child obsity: a systematic review and meta-analysis PLoS Med 16 (6): e1002817 Doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002817