Extra Body Weight, Something to Hate? T2

There are a numerous amount of obese people in this world, as I have talked about in many other blog entries. Well, many scientists are now discovering that not only can others be obese from genetics, but they can also be overweight if their mother had gained too much weight during their pregnancy. Scientists refer to the women body weight as "body-mass index (BMI)." To have a normal BMI, mothers should gain around 25-35 pounds while being pregnant. But women who gain more then that could be considered a woman with a higher BMI. Researchers took surveys on 1,044 pairs of mothers, and found out that 50% of the women gained more weight then the recommended amount. One third met the endorsed amount, but the other 14% went under 25-35 pounds. Many mothers don’t realize that the weight they gain can affect their own toddler’s weight. Gaining too much weight as the mother, and passing it down to the offspring can also lead to a cesarean section. Scientists of New York also say that no decision or conclusion is final yet because more tests have to be taken. Dr. Emily Oken has also found that if a parent has diabetes and is giving birth, the child has a high risk of becoming overweight later in life. They could also be born as a bigger and bulky baby. Oken also said that some factors in the womb can affect the babies risk. (Make it higher.) Not only can the mother make the baby overweight, but she can also make herself obese. This could affect her because she might not be able to lose the weight gained. In all, many scientists want mothers to keep their weight down. Dr. Jennifer Wu, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, who wasn’t even contributing to this study, realized that mothers are becoming obese, which connects to their infant. The new work suggests that no matter their starting weight, pregnant women may need to steer for the lower lightness of their recommended weight gains. "For their own well-being and the further well-being of the child," Wu said. I agree with this, because many parents might get embarrassed that they are overweight, and maybe even that their child is. They can prevent this with all of the information that researchers are sharing with the world. Many citizens don’t realize that they can do something about their weight. With this, we could have less obese people in this world, and others won’t be self-conscience about their weight. You never know, this could happen.

LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17900067/
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