Pregnancy Weight Gain and Loss Affects Child

A news article about pregnancy weight affecting whether a child would be obese or not confirms my theory on what caused me to become someone who’d be easier to gain weight than lose some pounds.

According to the report, a study conducted by British and New Zealand researchers that there’s a better chance of a kid getting obese if his or her mother did not mind her weight during pregnancy.

Scientists at the University of Auckland’s Liggins centre say the way the foetus adapts to the environment in the womb can determine how it reacts to food later in life.

If the womb is low in nutrients, the foetus may predict food supplies will be low later in life and set its metabolism to store and conserve fat, the researchers led by Professor Peter Gluckman said in a statement Tuesday.

The study says if this early prediction proves false and food — particularly food high in fat — is readily available, the child may be programmed for adult obesity and conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.

“The study poses questions of fundamental importance that change the whole way we think about who we are,” Gluckman said.

He said the study may be important in explaining why genetically similar individuals can have markedly different metabolisms later in life. Source

You see, my mom said that sure she was given all the required vitamins and minerals during her pregnancy with me. However, the supplements made her eat like Taz, Looney Tunes’ Tazmanian devil, I mean she ate A LOT, which caused her to bloat like a balloon. Now out of three offsprings, I’m the one who can always gain weight a lot faster than my other two siblings. I wish my mom read this news first

So moms out there.. Please even if there’s this common thought of having to eat for two people, it still pays to mind the nutrients of the food you eat.

[image from Peter Korte]

Tags: pregnancy, pregnancy weight, weight loss, obesity, child obesity