Objective There has been an unprecedented rise in infant mortality associated with
deprivation in recent years in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland. A healthy …

Background Perinatal growth abnormalities program susceptibility to childhood obesity,
which is further exaggerated by maternal overweight and obesity (MO) during pregnancy …

Since 1980, obesity prevalence among US adults has soared from 14% to 42%. The
commonly accepted explanation is pervasive overeating: ever-increasing energy intake as …

Pregnancy is an opportune time for women to make healthy changes to their lifestyle,
however, many women struggle to do so. Multiple reasons have been posited as to why this …

The occurrence of overweight and obesity has increased in recent years in India. In this
study, we investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of overweight/obesity …

Objective Obesity and cardiovascular disease are major global public health problems.
Maternal obesity has been linked to multiple adverse health consequences for both mother …

Maternal overweight/obesity has been associated with an increased risk of obesity in
childhood. We investigated the effect of maternal overweight/obesity during pre-pregnancy …

We must better understand baseline and perturbed immune health in obese children to
determine how to account for altered frequency and function of humoral and cellular immune …

Background The impact of maternal obesity extends beyond birth, being independently
associated with an increased risk of child obesity. Current evidence demonstrates that …

Current evidence of the impact of childhood obesity on human capital development does not
point in a consistent direction, and its interpretation is challenging. We carried out a …