Pre-pregnancy obesity increases odds of having overweight children

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

Pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of the child becoming overweight at age two, research shows. The study also found breastfeeding for at least six months helped reduce the likelihood of a child being overweight at age two.

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