Tag: Obesity Risk

New York: Babies born to woman with higher blood sugar levels during pregnancy could be at significantly greater long-term risk of obesity – even more than a decade later, a study has found. The higher the woman’s blood sugar, the greater the risk of her child being obese. The researchers suspect that epigenetic changes are […]

London: While obesity is already known as a risk factor for developing asthma, a new research led by one of an Indian-origin, has showed that people with the airway disease are also more likely to become obese. The study indicates that those who develop asthma as adults and those who have non-allergic asthma are at […]

New York: Do you tend to feed your baby with tasty snacks simply to soothe his or her tantrums? Beware, it can result in quick, rapid weight-gain which may increase the risk of developing cardiometabolic disease later, researchers have warned. “In many ways, the baby’s behaviour is influencing the parents’ behaviour. If a parent wants to […]

London: The presence of gut flora in the intestines may cause health benefits for some people, whereas it increases the risk of obesity in the others, researchers have claimed. While sourcing a new link between gut bacteria and obesity, the animal based study found that certain amino acids in our blood can be connected to […]

New York: Researchers have found that when a mother experiences both gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, the child has a growth trajectory that leads to an increased risk of high childhood body mass index (BMI) over time. Published in the journal Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the study shows link between multiple metabolic disorders in mothers […]