Is obesity still increasing among pregnant women? Prepregnancy obesity trends in 20 states, 2003-2009.
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Overall, prepregnancy obesity prevalence continues to increase and varies by race-ethnicity and maternal age and the need to address obesity as a key component of preconception care, particularly among high-risk groups is highlighted.About:
This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2013-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 236 citations till now.read more
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Body mass index is negatively associated with a good perinatal outcome after in vitro fertilization among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a national study
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and good perinatal outcomes after in vitro fertilization (IVF) among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes and future risk of heart failure
TL;DR: In this article , the authors summarize evidence for associations of adverse pregnancy outcomes with future heart failure, potential underlying mechanisms, and future directions for clinical translation, and further research is needed to define strategies to optimize prepregnancy and postpartum cardiovascular health toward HF prevention.
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Preconceptional Obesity and Fetal Outcomes: Transdisciplinary Evidence for Obesity’s Effects on Fertility
TL;DR: Clinical evidence and experimental data are summarized that suggest possible mechanisms to explain the effects of maternal obesity on oocyte quality and developmental competence and some new data suggesting that paternal obesity contributes to aberrant embryo development.
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TL;DR: The increases in the prevalence of obesity previously observed do not appear to be continuing at the same rate over the past 10 years, particularly for women and possibly for men.
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Obesity : preventing and managing the global epidemic : report of a WHO Consulation
TL;DR: The fundamental causes of the obesity epidemic are sedentary lifestyles and high-fat energy-dense diets, both resulting from the profound changes taking place in society and the behavioural patterns of communities as a consequence of increased urbanization and industrialization and the disappearance of traditional lifestyles.
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Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report
TL;DR: These recommendations recognize the importance of social and environmental change to reduce the obesity epidemic but also identify ways healthcare providers and health care systems can be part of broader efforts.
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Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010
TL;DR: The most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 are presented and trend analyses over a 12-year period indicated a significant increase in obesity prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2009- 2010 in males aged 2 through 19 years but not in females.
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The Obesity Epidemic in the United States—Gender, Age, Socioeconomic, Racial/Ethnic, and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Youfa Wang,May A. Beydoun +1 more
TL;DR: Obesity has increased at an alarming rate in the United States over the past three decades and the associations of obesity with gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are complex and dynamic.