Association between parental and offspring BMI: results from EPACI Portugal 2012.

Margarida NazarethElisabete PintoMilton SeveroCarla LopesCarla Rêgo

Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)

A high prevalence of OW and OB was observed in Portuguese young adults and toddlers. Mothers' pre-pregnancy BMI and insufficient GWG had a direct effect on offspring BMI. Early effective interventions are needed in order to prevent the transgenerational transmission of OB.

Keyphrases

body mass index
young adults
weight gain
high fat diet
physical activity
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
skeletal muscle