A recent study by Harvard University suggested that mothers who followed a healthier lifestyle reduced the risk of their children becoming obese (Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto

According to one study, the following habits, such as good nutrition and regular exercise, can reduce the risk of raising an obese child.

The study conducted by Harvard University The Chan School of Public Health found that women who followed five healthy habits were 75% less likely to have an obese child than the women who did not follow any.

Researchers analyzed data from 24,289 children aged 9 to 14 years. They focused on five habits: a high-quality diet, regular exercise, a healthy body mass index (BMI), no smoking and light to moderate alcohol consumption.

The results showed that mothers who followed four of the five habits showed a lower risk of obesity in their children, noting that the diet did not seem "significantly associated".

However, mothers who followed the five habits had a 75% lower risk. becoming obese as mothers who did not follow any of these habits.

"Our study was the first to demonstrate that a global healthy lifestyle outweighs all the healthy lifestyle factors followed by mothers when it comes to living. lowering Qi Sun, senior author of the study and assistant professor at the Harvard Department of Nutrition, in a statement.

The study also revealed that mothers and children who follow Healthier lifestyles reduce the risk of obesity.

Previous studies have suggested that obesity during childhood can lead to unhealthy weight in adulthood, increasing thus the risk of heart disease and childhood obesity, other ailments.

A study published in November by the New England Journal of Medicine warns that if the current tendency to obesity is maintained , more than half of American children and adolescents will be obese by the age of 35 [1965] 9013. Fathers could play a role in whether their children end up obese. A study conducted in 2017 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health revealed that fathers who were more involved in the education of their children reduced their risk of obesity.

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