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PMID: 21151147 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Obesity has progressively become a global epidemic that constitutes one of the biggest current health problems worldwide. Pregnancy is a risk factor for excessive weight gain. Factors that may predict development of obesity in later life mainly include gestational weight gain, pre-pregnancy nutritional status, age, parity and race. Change in lifestyle factors, such as eating habits, enrollment in physical activity, smoking and duration of lactation, in addition to the above factors, may also contribute to the development of obesity but are still not fully understood. Women who retain more body weight after pregnancy have, in general, larger pregnancy body weight gain, higher pre-pregnancy body mass index, marked weight changes in previous pregnancies, lactate slightly less and stop smoking during pregnancy to a larger extent. In addition, irregular eating habits and decreased leisure time activity after delivery influence postpartum weight retention. Taking into consideration the epidemic of obesity, with all its adverse long-term consequences, there is an increasing need to promote counseling before, during and after pregnancy on the role of diet and physical activity in reproductive health. |
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K Melzer; Y Schutz |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of obesity (2005) Volume: 34 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1476-5497 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Obes (Lond) Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256108 Medline TA: Int J Obes (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S44-52 Citation Subset: IM |
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Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Movement Sciences and Sports Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Katarina.melzer@unige.ch |
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