Obesity
Reports from Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics describe recent advances in obesity in children
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, February 16th, 2010
New research, 'Maternal insulin sensitivity during pregnancy predicts infant weight gain and adiposity at 1 year of age,' is the subject of a report. "Emerging evidence suggests that fetal environmental exposures impact on future development of obesity. The objectives of this study were to assess the relationships between (i) maternal insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance status in pregnancy and (ii) early infant weight gain and adiposity in the first year of life," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.
"In this prospective cohort study, 301 women underwent oral glucose tolerance testing for assessment of glucose tolerance status and insulin sensitivity (IS(OGTT))...
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