Influence of maternal pre-pregnancy nutritional status on offspring anthropometric measurements and body composition in three Brazilian Birth Cohorts.

Mariane da Silva DiasAlicia MatijasevichAluísio Jd BarrosAna Maria B MenezesBruna Celestino SchneiderFernando Pires HartwigFernando C BarrosFernando C WehrmeisterHelen GonçalvesIná S SantosMaria Cecilia F AssunçãoBernardo L Horta

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

Our findings suggest that maternal pre-pregnancy nutritional status is positively associated with offspring BMI and adiposity in offspring. And this association is higher among daughters whose mother was overweight or obese and, birth weight explains part of this association.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
body composition
gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
high fat diet
body mass index
weight loss
resistance training
bone mineral density
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
physical activity
bariatric surgery
skeletal muscle
postmenopausal women