Smokers Mother Born Child Obesity

Children born from mothers smoking in early pregnancy is a risk of obesity. During the conduct of research, there is no scientific explanation, but there is one theory that children of women smokers will experience a disruption in the body metabolism since in the womb.

Same result was found in children whose mothers have no breakfast habits during pregnancy and possibly more at risk of obesity.

The study lasted for two decades, which is chaired by Professor of the Faculty of Medicine University of Yamanashi Zentaro Yamagata. About 1,400 pregnant women in Japan who gave birth in April 1991 and March 1997.

Researchers study the subject from around 1,000 children aged nine until ten years. In the study found, in children born to pregnant women since three months of pregnancy or in early pregnancy compared to children born of mothers did not smoke.

"These results show an indication of smoking during pregnancy, although at the beginning or during pregnancy will affect infant health conditions throughout their lives," said Yamagata.

Then, researchers speculated that as long as the fetus in the womb of nutritional deficiencies, but will store nutrients until she is born. "However, this study still needs to be proved further. Is it really necessary to stop smoking," he said.

There are several studies in the world to know between smoking during pregnancy and obesity in children. However, research in the same group. This condition will rarely encountered in children aged who more than ten years.

These results will be published in the annual meeting of experts in Japan in December.