Smoking during pregnancy - the cause of obesity in daughters

Smoking during pregnancy is dangerous to the health of future children, for many reasons. Scientists from the US have found another - increased risk of obesity in girls.

smoking during pregnancy

Matthew Longnecker of the National Institutes of Health in the United States decided to study the medical records of parous women from Sweden, as well as their children. He looked for a connection between smoking during pregnancy   and child health. It was found that if pregnant women smoke, then their daughters more often observed in obesity in later years. Note that the sons of the weight under the influence of maternal smoking did not change.

The scientist also drew attention to the fact that adult daughters smoked during pregnancy   Moms often victims gestational (pertaining to the pregnancy) diabetes, when they themselves are expected birth.

"The daughters of mothers who smoked during pregnancy, 50% greater risk of becoming victims of gestational diabetes during their pregnancy - said Matthew Longnecker. - Perhaps this will be a defining argument for women who are preparing to become pregnant, the benefit of quitting. It Moreover, science has proven an increased risk of a number of other diseases and disorders, including birth defects, children of smoking mothers. "

According to the scientist, an increased risk of diabetes and obesity for the daughters of women who smoke during pregnancy, due to the fact that a part of tobacco products increase the likelihood of chemical transformation of fetal Cleto in big fat cells. And this process can irreversibly damage the development of the pancreas which produce insulin. This leads to the later development of diabetes.

These studies were published in the journal Diabetologia. (READ MORE)

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