Before pregnancy even starts, healthy weight in mums and dads lowers obesity risk in children
- Written by Michelle Lane, Senior Research Fellow , University of Adelaide
Preconception planning focuses on improving the health of parents to lower the risk of obesity in children. from www.shutterstock.com Children born to obese women have double the chance of being obese themselves by age two, compared to children born to women of a recommended body mass index (BMI). Childhood obesity is also strongly linked with...
