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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion  VERY interesting. I never would have made the correlation. Any idea who performed the study? I might be able to dig up more info on it. |
I racked my brain, and finally remembered where I saw this. It is in the August Good Housekeeping Magazine, page 39. Quoted below,
"If you are among the 8 percent of women who developed temporary high blood pressure during pregnancy, here's another reason to follow a heart-healthy lifestyle. Until recently, doctors assumed the problem wouldn't affect the mother's future health. But now Dutch researchers, using a special CT scan, have found that post-menopausal women who had pregnancy-induced hypertension are 64 percent more likely to have calcium buildup in their arteries--a strong predictor of heart disease. So if you developed even mild hypertension when you were pregnant, tell your doctor. And do everything else you can--eat right, exercise--to keep your heart strong."