Children born to obese mothers are likely to die earlier than those born to normal-weight mothers, a new Scottish study suggests. In the United States and Europe, about sixty-seven percent of women of reproductive age are overweight and more than thirty-three percent are obese, according to the study. Previous research has suggested that obesity during pregnancy may boost the risk of high blood pressure and high blood sugar, which are linked to cardiovascular disease, in their offspring. The findings of the new study are even threatening. "We need to think about targeting children of obese mothers for lifestyle interventions to maintain a healthy weight," said study author Rebecca Reynolds, a professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

1. Early Deaths Noted Among Children of Pregnant Obese Mothers
Children born to obese mothers are likely to die earlier than those born to normal-
weight mothers, a new Scottish study suggests.
In the United States and Europe, about sixty-seven percent of women of reproductive
age are overweight and more than thirty-three percent are obese, according to the
study. Previous research has suggested that obesity during pregnancy may boost the
risk of high blood pressure and high blood sugar, which are linked to cardiovascular
disease, in their offspring. The findings of the new study are even threatening.
"We need to think about targeting children of obese mothers for lifestyle interventions
to maintain a healthy weight," said study author Rebecca Reynolds, a professor of
metabolic medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
But the findings aren't conclusive, and it could be that the mothers' weight has nothing
to do with the life spans of their children. It's possible, for example, that families with
poor diets produce heavier moms and sicker kids.
The results of the new study suggest that weight-loss interventions should begin before
pregnancy, according to Pam Factor-Litvak, author of an accompanying journal
editorial.
For the study, published online Aug. 13 in the journal BMJ, the researchers tracked
almost 38,000 people born in Scotland from 1950 onward who were aged 34 to 61 in
2011. They looked for data on the mothers body-mass index (BMI) -- a measurement of

2. body fat based on height and weight -- and any deaths or heart disease among their
children through that year.
Overall, more than 6,500 deaths from any cause were reported, and the leading causes
of death were cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Those whose mothers were obese at birth -- meaning they had a BMI of 30 or higher --
were 35 percent more likely to have died by 2011 than those whose mothers were a
normal weight.
These young and middle-aged adults were also about 29 percent more likely to have
been admitted to a hospital because of a heart problem; overall, 8 percent were
admitted for that reason.
Children of mothers who were overweight -- a BMI of 25 to 29 -- were 11 percent more
likely to die than those of mothers of normal weight.
The mechanisms behind this association aren't clear, and the researchers were lacking
one crucial piece of information: whether the kids of obese pregnant moms became
obese themselves. However, Reynolds said it's possible that genes play a role. Or, it's
possible that the families of obese pregnant moms had poor eating habits that affected
their children's health later on.
Shinga Feresu, an associate professor at Indiana University School of Public Health, said
it's also possible that health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease and high blood
pressure could have thrown off the results. Overweight and obese children and teens
are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, putting them at a higher risk of early heart
disease, Feresu said.
Nonetheless, it's clear that "women who are obese need to reduce their weight to a
healthy level before they become pregnant," Feresu said. "They will have a much
healthier baby, with reduced risk of long-term disease and premature death."
Source:
http://news.health.com/2013/08/13/pregnant-and-obese-early-deaths-noted-among-offspring/

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