Maternal stress leads to overweight in children

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 21:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers were able to identify mother's perceived stress during the first year of the child's life as a risk factor for developing overweight in infancy. Researchers found this to have long-lasting effects on girls' weight development in particular.

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