Introduction: Breaking the Cycle of Obesity in Mothers and Children
Obesity in pregnancy is part of a vicious cycle that contributes to the epidemic of obesity and diabetes across generations. Breaking the cycle of transgenerational obesity will require a better understanding of the epidemiological and clinical aspects of
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Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice
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Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice
Wanda Nicholson Kesha Baptiste-Roberts Editors
Obesity During Pregnancy in Clinical Practice
Editors Wanda Nicholson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Diabetes and Obesity Core Center for Women’s Health Research University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC USA
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts School of Nursing and College of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences The Pennsylvania State University Hershey, PA USA
ISBN 978-1-4471-2830-4 ISBN 978-1-4471-2831-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-2831-1 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht
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Foreword
Obesity in the United States now constitutes a public health crisis of epidemic proportions. More than two-thirds of adults and approximately one-third of children are overweight or obese. This trend has persisted for the last decade and shows no signs of abatement. Importantly, maternal obesity is an important predictor of childhood obesity. Because of the particular concern for overweight and obesity in mothers and young children, human conception and pregnancy may r
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