Obesity affects 4 in 10 American adults and is a contributing factor to numerous health issues—from heart and lung disease to type 2 diabetes. But it's also a condition that can significantly impact ...

Pre-pregnancy parental overweight and obesity is linked to the next generation's heightened risk of developing fatty liver ...

Early life obesity appears to mediate the effect ...

Obesity before or during pregnancy is the root cause of future cardiovascular disease, not simply the development of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, Northwestern Medicine researchers say.

Thanks to endless talk about GLP-1 injections (and endless speculation about which celebrities and Real Housewives are using them) over the past several years, we’ve all gotten used to hearing about ...

Doctors have warned that rising obesity rates among pregnant women are endangering both mothers and babies. Over a quarter of pregnant women in the UK are now classified as obese. The Royal College of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children whose mothers had obesity both before and after pregnancy had significantly higher odds of obesity.

Children born to mothers who were overweight before or during pregnancy are more likely to develop conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

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