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Women can help prevent their children from becoming obese by exercising during pregnancy, study claims
Published: 01:48 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 8 April 2019
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Women can protect their baby from obesity before they are born by exercising while pregnant, research has found.
The study – the first to encourage pregnant women who are not overweight to exercise – found that keeping fit helps boost a child’s metabolic health.
US researchers tested the theory on mice and discovered youngsters were less likely to gain weight throughout adolescence if their mother regularly exercised during pregnancy.
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At weaning, the babies of active mothers had increased levels of a protein linked to converting fat to heat, and after eight weeks they had gained less weight [File photo]
Study author Jun Seok Son, of Washington State University, said: ‘Our data suggest that the lack of exercise in healthy women during pregnancy can predispose their children to obesity.’
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The experts examined the babies of mice that completed an hour of low intensity exercise a day compared with the offspring of mice that did not.
At weaning, the babies of active mothers had increased levels of a protein linked to converting fat to heat, and after eight weeks they had gained less weight.
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The study – the first to encourage pregnant women who are not overweight to exercise – found that keeping fit helps boost a child’s metabolic health [File photo]
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Women can help prevent their children from becoming obese by exercising during pregnancy, study says
Women can help prevent their children from becoming obese by exercising during pregnancy, study claims
- New study finds keeping fit in pregnancy helps boost a child’s metabolic health
- Mothers can protect their baby from obesity before they are born, study says
- The research encourages pregnant women who are not overweight to exercise
Published: 01:48 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 8 April 2019
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Women can protect their baby from obesity before they are born by exercising while pregnant, research has found.
The study – the first to encourage pregnant women who are not overweight to exercise – found that keeping fit helps boost a child’s metabolic health.
US researchers tested the theory on mice and discovered youngsters were less likely to gain weight throughout adolescence if their mother regularly exercised during pregnancy.
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At weaning, the babies of active mothers had increased levels of a protein linked to converting fat to heat, and after eight weeks they had gained less weight [File photo]
Study author Jun Seok Son, of Washington State University, said: ‘Our data suggest that the lack of exercise in healthy women during pregnancy can predispose their children to obesity.’
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The experts examined the babies of mice that completed an hour of low intensity exercise a day compared with the offspring of mice that did not.
At weaning, the babies of active mothers had increased levels of a protein linked to converting fat to heat, and after eight weeks they had gained less weight.
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The study – the first to encourage pregnant women who are not overweight to exercise – found that keeping fit helps boost a child’s metabolic health [File photo]
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Women can help prevent their children from becoming obese by exercising during pregnancy, study says
