High pregnancy weight gain can lead to long-term obesity, study finds

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Gaining more than the recommended weight during pregnancy can put women at increased risk of becoming obese and developing related health problems, including high blood pressure, later in life, according to new research. Correspondingly, women whose weight gain during pregnancy was low were at lower risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing associated health problems.

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