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Old 08-27-06, 05:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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8/1/07
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Re: # of overweight and obese infants and children under 6 years old has increased

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Originally Posted by yuliyasha
That's really sad I think a lot of increases in weight among children has to do with increase amount of diabetics and people with chronic cardiovascular disorders. They are more prone to have large for gestational age babies, which leads to predisposition of that child being obese later in life. The cause of it is ineffective break down and excess storage of glucose in cells. Babies don't get insulin via placenta during pregnancy, and they don't have mature enzymes to help their metabolism. So they store excess sugars in cells, which later leads to changes in metabolism and overweight. So, the health state of pregnant woman has to be strictly monitored for glucose control and hypertension.
Yuliya
Wow, that's incredible, I never would have even considered this! You are one smart cookie
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