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Excess weight gain during pregnancy could mean obesity years later.(Brief Article)

Women's Health Weekly

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2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who gain more than the recommended weight during pregnancy and who fail to lose this weight 6 months after giving birth are at much higher risk of being obese nearly a decade later, according to new research in the August 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Researchers studied the weights of 540 women, beginning with their first prenatal visit at 10 weeks and periodically through pregnancy, postpartum, and 5-10 years later. Women who gained more than the recommended weight during pregnancy had significantly ...

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