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Air pollution exposure before pregnancy may influence child's BMI and obesity
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...
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Pre-Pregnancy Air Pollution Tied to Higher Child BMI
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child ...
Air quality impacts baby’s future even before you’re pregnant
The air that women breathe up to three months before they become pregnant can have an effect on the future baby’s size. A ...
People ‘being misdiagnosed’ on obesity, say experts
Commenting on the commission, Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser on obesity at the Royal College of Physicians, said: “For ...
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Exposure to air pollution before pregnancy linked to higher child body mass index, study finds
In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy predicted higher child body mass index (BMI) and related obesity risk ...
Millions of people misdiagnosed with obesity in the UK
People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the ...