More evidence of a link between C-sections and childhood obesity : reuters

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More evidence of a link between C-sections and childhood obesity

More evidence of a link between C-sections and childhood obesity

(Reuters Health) - Children born by cesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a U.S. study suggests.Women who had surgical deliveries known as C-sections were also more likely to be overweight, or to develop complications like diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy, than women who had vaginal births, the study found.After these maternal factors were taken into account, delivery by C-section was still linked to a 15 percent increase in the risk of obesity by the time babies reached adolescence and early adulthood.


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What you can do to prevent childhood obesity

What you can do to prevent childhood obesity

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.(Photo: File photo)September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.If we look around at all the active children, this may not seem to be a topic that warrants much attention.


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Nutrition Corner: Enjoy family meals at home to combat childhood obesity

Nutrition Corner: Enjoy family meals at home to combat childhood obesity

If ever there was a reason to have a family meal at home, reducing childhood obesity would be it.September is National Childhood Obesity Month.About 1 out of every 5 children in the United States is obese, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.