Parental excess weight and especially pregestational maternal obesity and excessive
weight gain during pregnancy have been related to an increased risk of metabolic (obesity …

Objectives Pre-pregnancy diet has an important role in preparing for healthy generation.
However, evidence on this issue has been scarce. A scoping review synthesising current …

Background The existing epidemiological data cannot represent the situation of
undernutrition among Chinese children, particularly those in rural China. Hence, in this …

Quantification of cardiovascular risk in women is a complex phenomenon. Two reasons can
be identified: the effects of traditional cardiovascular risk factors change at different stages in …

Inadequate pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) have been associated
with sub-optimal child development. We used data from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth …

Purpose Several studies link maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) to maternal and fetal
morbidity and mortality. This study describes the profile of maternal, obstetric, and neonatal …

Fetal and child development are shaped by early life exposures, including maternal health
states, nutrition and educational and home environments. We aimed to determine if …

Polluting biomass fuel use has adverse effects on human health, but there are limited
studies exploring the association between biomass fuel use and undernutrition in adult and …

Background Gestational weight gain has been associated with some adverse perinatal
outcomes, but few studies have examined the association between gestational weight gain …

Secondary sarcopenia, a risk factor even for young people, has attracted attention because
of the deterioration of physical activity and nutritional status due to lifestyle change among …