Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

Maternal obesity is associated with pregnancy complications and increases the risk for the
infant to develop obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. However, the …

Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

Objective. To determine a precise estimate for the contribution of maternal obesity to
macrosomia. Data Sources. The search strategy included database searches in 2011 of …

Objective: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age is
increasing. We aimed to determine risk factors and maternal, fetal and childhood …

Background: Obesity is associated with increased health risk and has been associated with
alterations in bacterial gut microbiota, with mainly a reduction in Bacteroidetes, but few data …

Background: Experimental studies suggest that gut microbiota deviations predispose toward
energy storage and obesity. Objective: We wanted to establish whether early gut microbiota …

BACKGROUND Maternal factors, including increasing childbearing age and various life-
style factors, are associated with poorer short-and long-term outcomes for children, whereas …

The incidence of obesity and overweight has reached epidemic levels in the United States
and developed countries worldwide. Even more alarming is the increasing prevalence of …