Maternal BMI during Pregnancy not a causal factor of child's adiposity beyond birth
Written By : Hina Zahid
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-02-11 03:30 GMT | Update On 2022-02-11 03:30 GMT
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Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have found that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring – indicating that childhood and teen obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.
The study was published today (1st February 2022) in BMC Medicine used data from two longitudinal studies – Children of the 90s (also known as the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) based at the University of Bristol, and Born in Bradford based in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-02216-w
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