The University of Colorado has released alarming data on obese pregnant women. They can spread heart disease to children, according to experts!
The study’s findings were published in the Journal of Physiology. It demonstrates that nutrients received throughout fetal life “program” the heart.
Essentially, variations in gene expression have an impact on how the heart usually metabolizes carbs and fats. They alter the heart’s nutrient choices, causing it to gravitate towards fats.
As a result, fat women’s fetuses’ hearts weighed more. This has an impact on how well the heart contracts and pumps blood throughout the body.
Obese women can transmit heart illness to their children, according to research conducted on rodents.
Rodents were used in research at the University of Colorado. Mice were evaluated utilizing imaging techniques such as echocardiography and positron emission tomography in the womb as well as after delivery at 3, 6, 9, and 24 months.
Women who are obese or overweight are more prone to fractures.
Obese and overweight women, particularly those with a wide waist circumference, are more susceptible to fractures than women of normal weight, according to a recent study presented at the European Obesity Congress in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
However, among men, being underweight, rather than overweight, is linked to a higher risk of broken bones.
Obesity has long been thought to aid in the prevention of fractures. This is because body weight contributes to increased bone mineral density, which is an essential determinant of strength.