Obesity Increases Risk of Pregnancy Complications

[sujan]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a Danish study confirm that women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant have an increased risk of a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Moreover, by including only women in late pregnancy who had normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results, the researchers were able to show that the relationship between weight and pregnancy complications is seen regardless of maternal glucose levels.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=751&e=1&u=/nm/20030811/hl_nm/obesity_women_dc

[FreeperSlayer]

1. Wow!

I've also heard that obesity can lead to cardiological and pulminary complications. Did these people receive a monetary grant to do this?
Whodathunkit?

[kimchi]

2. Duh!

News flash: eating junk food makes you obese, too. More at 11.

[grytpype]

3. On the plus side, the obese are drought- and famine-resistant.

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