Cesarean delivery may increase obesity risk in children: study - Xinhua : xinhuanet

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Cesarean delivery may increase obesity risk in children: study - Xinhua

Cesarean delivery may increase obesity risk in children: study - Xinhua

An Indonesian doctor checks 10-year-old Arya Permana from Karawang, West Java at his home in Karawang, West Java on July 1, 2016.(Xinhua/AFP PHOTO)WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Children born by cesarean delivery might be at a higher risk of becoming obese, especially within families when compared to their siblings born via vaginal birth, a U.S. study said Tuesday."Cesarean deliveries are without a doubt a necessary and lifesaving procedure in many cases," senior author Jorge Chavarro, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard University, said in a statement.


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Children born by C-section have higher risk of obesity later in life

Children born by C-section have higher risk of obesity later in life

Many of the circumstances that result in birth by caesarean section, including maternal obesity, are also obesity risk factors for children.So it's no surprise that people born by C-section are more likely than others to be overweight in childhood and early adulthood.However, the C-section procedure itself may also increase the risk of obesity later in life, according to a new Harvard study appearing in JAMA Pediatrics.


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Children with early bedtimes cut risk of obesity later on

Children with early bedtimes cut risk of obesity later on

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A new study says making sure your little ones get enough sleep might be one of the best things you could do for their health – both now and later on in life.The study published in The Journal of Pediatrics found that having a late bedtime is directly linked with a greater chance of obesity as an adultResearchers at Ohio University tracked 1,000 children from preschool to adolescence to find out what time they went to bed when they were 4½ years old.Their research concluded preschool children consistently asleep before 8 p.m. were half as likely to be obese as adults than children with late bedtimes.


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Loneliness a bigger risk factor for death than obesity

Loneliness a bigger risk factor for death than obesity

Loneliness a bigger risk factor for death than obesityThe U.K. is beginning to view social isolation as a serious public health issue — and data indicates the U.S. probably should too, according to The New York Times.About one-third of adults in Britain and the U.S. who are over age 65 live alone, according to a report in The New York Times.And, more than half of Americans over age 85 live alone, according to the report.


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Cesarean delivery may lead to increased risk of obesity among offspring

Cesarean delivery may lead to increased risk of obesity among offspring

Credit: Anna Langova/public domain Individuals born by cesarean delivery were 15% more likely to become obese as children than individuals born by vaginal birth—and the increased risk may persist through adulthood, according to a large new study from Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health.In addition, individuals born via cesarean delivery were 64% more likely to be obese than their siblings born by vaginal birth.