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According to a new study, the lifestyle of a mother is more related to whether children become obese or not to children's health behavior
This study found that children of mothers who adopted five healthy behaviors were 75% less likely to develop obesity.
These behaviors included healthy eating, physical exercise, smoking ban, maintaining a healthy weight and moderate intake
The best thing mothers can do to to prevent their children from developing obesity is to take care of themselves.
This is the main finding of a study on mothers and children published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States since the 1970s, according to the CDC. Nearly 20% of children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 are now obese
Childhood obesity has serious long-term health effects, including risks of asthma, bone and joint problems, sleep apnea. 2 diabetes, depression and risk factors for heart disease. According to the study, genetics play an important role in obesity, but researchers believe that lifestyle-related factors could be at the origin of the increased rate of recent decades
It turns out that the lifestyle of mothers is significantly related to whether or not children are obese, as determined by body mass index (BMI), a measure of height and weight. weight. (The BMI is considered an imperfect gauge of obesity on an individual scale, but a valuable way to measure obesity rates among larger populations.)
Mothers with a healthy lifestyle are more likely to have children. But the degree to which these behaviors have made a difference can still be surprising.
Children of mothers who followed five healthy lifestyle choices were 75% less likely to be obese
The Risk of Obesity Is Lowest for children whose mothers make five healthy lifestyle choices.These mothers maintain a healthy weight, exercise at least the recommended 150 minutes a week and do not smoke.They eat a high quality diet, determined by high consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, healthy fats and low consumption of sugary drinks, red and processed meat, and light-to-moderate amounts, quantified as two small glasses of wine or a pint of standard beer a day [19659034] The authors of the study used data from two research initiatives – Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII) and Growing Up. Today 's Study (GUTS) – which provided detailed data on 24,289 children aged 9-14 born to 16,945 women.
On average five years after initial data collection, just over 5% of children had become obese. The most important factor was whether or not mothers maintained a healthy weight – children of mothers whose BMI was considered obese were three times more likely to become obese. Smoking status also played an important role, with non-smoking children 31% less likely to become obese.
Overall, the maternal lifestyle was more related to the fact that a child was developing obesity than the lifestyle of children. children with a healthy lifestyle (eating well and exercising), researchers found that these children were 82% less likely to become obese
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Dads and Other Factors
This most recent study was observational, so the authors can not be sure that maternal behavior causes children to maintain a healthy body weight, they can just say that mothers' children Healthy living habits are less likely to be obese. But other studies confirm that the maternal lifestyle has a great impact on the lifestyles of children.
Still, there are many other questions to answer. Since the mothers in this study were all nurses, they tend to be a healthy and educated population, and their children are significantly less likely to be obese than the rest of the general population. Data from a larger part of the American population would be useful.
Moreover, all the information contained in this study is self-reported. There may be some inaccuracy in people's reports about their diet, exercise habits, or alcohol consumption, although the overall trends are likely to be the same.
We also need studies that show how the paternal lifestyle can affect children. However, the fact that children of mothers who adopt these five behaviors have a 75% less chance of developing obesity is a huge deal. He says that one of the best ways to combat childhood obesity could be to make sure mothers are healthy.
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