Weight issues also increased the likelihood of developing Conduct Disorders by 16%. Kids of overweight mothers are also 2.23 times more likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Matern Child Health J ... Longitudinal Survey of Youth's Child-Mother file to study prenatal characteristics that drive development of childhood overweight. The study sample comprised 3022 ...

studies observing outcomes in offspring less than 5 years of age (due to problems in defining overweight/obesity in children under 5) or greater than 21 years of age, studies which defined obesity ...

Childhood obesity is a growing concern worldwide, and as a parent or guardian, it can be challenging to address this issue without impacting your child’s self-esteem. Helping an overweight child ...

More alarming, it is increasingly seen in the same household - most commonly an overweight mother and a child stunted by under nutrition living under the same roof. Both forms of malnutrition are ...

The study of nearly 12,000 children found 25% were ... Nearly 40% of 14-year-olds whose mothers had no qualifications above GCSE level were overweight or obese, while the proportion was 26% ...

The study analyses how exposure to a combination of different metals can influence childhood overweight and obesity, public health problems that increasingly affect more children around the world ...

Adhering to the DASH diet during pregnancy significantly reduces the risk of having large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborns, ...