According to the developmental origin of health and disease concept, the risk of many age-
related diseases is not only determined by genetic and adult lifestyle factors but also by …

Objective: Our objective is to determine if there is a relationship between diabetes during
pregnancy and childhood obesity, in our inner-city, African–American population. Methods …

Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence are increasing, with
both conditions associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. This review aimed to determine …

Obesity is a major public health crisis, with 1.6 billion adults worldwide being classified as
overweight or obese in 2014. Therefore, it is not surprising that the number of women who …

The prevalence of obesity has been increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic
proportions in the United States, where well over 20% of the population have a body mass …

Background Exposure to maternal hyperglycaemia in pregnancy has been associated with
childhood obesity. Leptin regulation might be involved in this 'adiposity programming'and …

News that a woman with diabetes is about to deliver brings up images of a macrosomic
infant. This infant may experience birth injuries, asphyxia, respiratory distress …

Pregestational (PGDM) and gestational (GDM) diabetes may be associated with a variety of
fetal effects including increased rate of spontaneous abortions, intrauterine fetal death …

OBJECTIVE To assess associations of gestational diabetes, existing diabetes, and
glycosuria with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in offspring at adolescence …

The type 2 diabetes epidemic and one of its predisposing factors, obesity, are major
influences on global health and economic burden. It is accepted that genetics and the …