Mom’s Pregancy Weight Gain Predicts Obesity in Daughters
Let’s add this to the lists of things we can blame on Mom! Recently, Dr. Mary Beth Terry and her team of researchers found that large maternal weight gain is predictive of their daughters obesity at the age of 20 years. So, if you are a fat young woman…. maybe you can blame your mom?
But here’s good news for Moms who feel guilty: If your daughter is fat at 40, that’s not correlated with the weight you gained when pregnant. It’s her own darn fault.
Well, yeah. I mean, if you’re 20, you’ve been grew up influenced by your parents. To a large extent, the affected what you ate, drank, studied, and which sports or hobbies you chose. By 40, you’ve had at least 22 years on your own. If you didn’t start exercising and eating right, that’s your own darn fault!
To learn more about the association between obesity and maternal weight gain, read Maternal, Birth, and Early-Life Influences on Adult Body Size in Women.
Very interesting. I agree with you. Some things are hereditary, but there comes a point in life where you have to take responsibility for your own lifestyle choices.
Weight Master (new comment) - August 15th, 2007 at 11:18 amLosing weight can be so tough! Of course it would be a cheap excuse to try to blame it others, but some habits are tough to break. That correlation is important though, what should moms do to prevent their daughters from becoming fat before age 20?
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Maxim (new comment) - September 4th, 2007 at 12:32 pmNot only blame ur parents, remember to blame ourself for not being aware of it =P
Josh (new comment) - June 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pmI would say that it is not about “gaining too much weight when pregnant”. Obesity is in genes. If you are fat, the risk is high that your children will be fat too. The only thing you can do about it - keep an eye of them since the early childhood, so that’d have enough exercise to have their weight under control.
Polina (new comment) - July 9th, 2008 at 7:40 amGraet post! I especially found it useful where you stated. Very interesting and informative!
women's health (new comment) - August 2nd, 2008 at 10:24 amSome things are hereditary, but there comes a point in life where you have to take responsibility for your own lifestyle choices.
Ms. Music (new comment) - August 13th, 2008 at 3:42 amThe only thing you can do about it - keep an eye of them since the early childhood,
reverse funnel system (new comment) - August 13th, 2008 at 3:51 amWhile genetics exist …choices you make always exist as well.
Rehab Mommy (new comment) - October 16th, 2008 at 3:26 pmI think in the end you can make all the difference like Rehab Mommy said, otherwise put the blame on your parents!
Findmybbw (new comment) - October 25th, 2008 at 5:56 amWell this is news to me and I think this will give people one more excuse for being fat!
Studies are fun!
Obagi Nu Derm (new comment) - October 28th, 2008 at 10:50 pmI’ve always suspected this. and I agree with the 40+ years thing.
discount fitness clothes (new comment) - November 2nd, 2008 at 1:22 am