Obese Moms Often Make Obese Kids, Study Finds
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The children of overweight mothers  are 15 times more likely to be obese by age 6 than children of  lean mothers, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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Many parents of children  classified as overweight or even extremely overweight do not  perceive their child as being excessively heavy, with some  wrongly believing that their child is "about the right weight,"  new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Overweight and obese women are   less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding   their infants for six months or longer, a study from Australia   shows.
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A study by researchers at King&#39;s College in London has found overweight children are at risk for becoming bulimic adults. The study examined 154 twin sisters, one of each developed an eating disorder.
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For years, experts have worried that dieting might lead to depression, binge eating and eating disorders in obese women, but a new study shows that&#39;s not the case.
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NEW YORK  - Investigators have found that children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age of 9 years than other children of the same age.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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MANY parents do not realise their children are overweight even when they actually become obese, researchers said today. Rates of obesity in adults and children have soared in recent years, with more than half of Britons now overweight.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
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Obese couples have a more difficult  time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according  to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence  of putting on too much weight.
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Weight gain above guidelines  during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and  infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse  outcomes.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- It's no secret that American kids eat too much. Now, a new study provides some specific numbers that could help fight the obesity epidemic.
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Women who are obese get more aggressive types of ovarian cancer, scientists find.
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Children who eat in large groups may consume nearly a third more than when they are in small groups, a finding that sheds light on the problem of child obesity, a study says.
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Parents are often unaware that their children are overweight or obese, according to a study.
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TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of overweight and obesity, a collection of new studies finds.