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

A new long-term study suggests that a child’s health may be influenced even before they are born, starting with the weight of both parents before pregnancy. Researchers have found that when both ...

Obese women, overweight women and sedentary women “have a very high incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure in pregnancy. As a result, their offspring are at very high risk for certain ...

Higher maternal and paternal BMI before pregnancy is associated with increased risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in young adults.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common and serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, is associated with excess weight and obesity. Little is known about the ...

A long-term Danish study finds that artificial sweeteners consumed during pregnancy may shape children's weight trajectories years later—raising fresh questions about the safety of ‘diet’ drinks for ...

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) highlights the need to support women and their families with overweight or obesity to optimise their health and ...

Maintaining a healthy body weight plays a far bigger role in fertility than many couples realise. While age, hormones, and ...

Bodies, whether pregnant or not, come in all different shapes and sizes, and all kinds of bodies have healthy babies every day. Still, if you’re plus size, you may have questions about what to expect ...