This report describes the association between birth weight (BW) and obesity. Screening of
478 citations from five electronic databases resulted in the inclusion of 33 studies, most of …

Background Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been
claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is …

Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy seems to increase birthweight and the
offspring's risk of obesity later in life. However, this association might be confounded by …

Objective To study the effect on maternal weight gain of a supervised light-to moderate-
intensity exercise–based intervention performed from the ninth week of pregnancy …

Objective: We examined the effect of light intensity resistance exercise training performed
during the second and third trimester of pregnancy on the newborn's birth size. We also …

This investigation describes the pattern of changes in mid‐upper arm circumference
(MUAC), triceps, biceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses during the course of …

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of gestational weight gain on
pregnancy outcomes in pregnant T hai women with different pre‐pregnancy body mass …

Boys are heavier at birth than girls, but girls have higher fat mass at birth than boys. Insulin
action may play an important role of this different distribution. Animal models have shown …

Introduction Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy are particularly
prevalent in low socioeconomic status populations, with an adverse association with birth …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between birth weight and carotid artery intima-
media thickness (CIMT), a measure of atherogenesis, in a population of 11-year-old …