Obesity in mothers can reduce child�s life span, says study
Many studies have spoken about the adverse effects of obesity on health, and experts have suggested that getting fit and shedding extra weight can be a key to curing a lot of health issues. A recent such study has said that obesity in mothers can actually cut the child�s lifespan by 17 years. The situation is raising concerns since a large number of women of child-bearing age are overweight.
According to the study, telomeres are structures at the end of each strand of DNA and they play a role in how many times cells can divide during a lifetime and the length of telomeres predict how long a child will live. The study also mentions that children born to obese women are at a higher risk of chronic diseases and it strongly recommends that women must maintain a healthy weight at the time of pregnancy.
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