Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women of Childbearing Age: Results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

Vahratian, Anjel

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“…2 The long-term health impact of obesity is considerable, with consequences for all-cause mortality and chronic disease risks, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, asthma, and various cancers. 3 In addition to chronic disease risk, the growing rate of obesity in reproductive-aged women has consequences for reproductive and perinatal health outcomes, including subfertility, pregnancy complications, and neonatal morbidities.…”

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Comparing Apples and Pears: Women's Perceptions of Their Body Size and Shape

Thoma

Hediger

Sundaram

et al. 2012

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Obesity is a growing public health problem among reproductive-aged women, with consequences for chronic disease risk and reproductive and obstetric morbidities. Evidence also suggests that body shape (i.e., regional fat distribution) may be independently associated with risk, yet it is not known if women adequately perceive their shape. This study aimed to assess the validity of self-reported body size and shape figure drawings when compared to anthropometric measures among reproductive-aged women. Methods: Self-reported body size was ascertained using the Stunkard nine-level figures and self-reported body shape using stylized pear, hourglass, rectangle, and apple figures. Anthropometry was performed by trained researchers. Body size and body mass index (BMI) were compared using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Fat distribution indicators were compared across body shapes for nonobese and obese women using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher's exact test. Percent agreement and kappa statistics were computed for apple and pear body shapes. Results: The 131 women studied were primarily Caucasian (81%), aged 32 years, with a mean BMI of 27.1 kg/m

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Comparing Apples and Pears: Women's Perceptions of Their Body Size and Shape

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Sundaram

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“…Based on World Health Organization (WHO) standards, a BMI of 18.5-24.9 is considered normal, 25-29.9 overweight, and ≥30 as obese. In the US it is estimated that almost a quarter of reproductive-age women have a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 [1] and obesity is estimated to affect more than onethird of all US adults [2]. This has consequences for reproductive health.…”

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The impact of obesity on egg quality

Purcell

Moley

2011

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Obesity in women is a concern in many countries. This causes numerous health issues; however, this review focuses on the impact of obesity on women's reproduction, and in particular the oocyte. Data from infertility clinics and experimental animal models that address the effects of obesity are presented. Bidirectional communication and metabolic support from the surrounding cumulus cells are critical for oocyte development, and the impact of obesity on these cells is also addressed. Both oocyte maturation and metabolism are impaired due to obesity, negatively impacting further development. In addition to reproductive hormones, obesity induced elevations in insulin, glucose, or free fatty acids, and changes in adipokines appear to impact the developmental competence of the oocyte. The data indicate that any one of these hormones or metabolites can impair oocyte developmental competence in vivo, and the combination of all of these factors and their interactions are the subject of ongoing investigations.

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“…In humans, the offspring of obese and/or diabetic mothers are also at greater risk of developing obesity and diabetes as children and adults (16,18,59,65). Given current estimates that nearly one-half of women of childbearing age are overweight or obese (64), there is an emerging need to evaluate the impact of maternal overnutrition on offspring health and disease risk.…”

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Increased maternal fat consumption during pregnancy alters body composition in neonatal mice

Krasnow

Nguyen

Marks

2011

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Krasnow SM, Nguyen MT, Marks DL. Increased maternal fat consumption during pregnancy alters body composition in neonatal mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 301: E1243-E1253, 2011. First published September 6, 2011 doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00261.2011Maternal overnutrition prior to and during gestation causes pronounced metabolic dysfunction in the adult offspring. However, less is known about metabolic adaptations in the offspring that occur independently of postnatal growth and nutrition. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of excess maternal dietary lipid intake on the in utero programming of body composition, hepatic function, and hypothalamic development in newborn (P0) offspring. Female mice were fed a low-fat (LF) or high-fat (HF) diet and were mated after 4, 12, and 23 wk. A subset of the obese HF dams was switched to the LF diet during the second (DR2) or third (DR3) pregnancies. The HF offspring accrued more fat mass than the LF pups, regardless of duration of maternal HF diet consumption or prepregnancy maternal adiposity. Increased neonatal adiposity was not observed in the DR3 pups. Liver weights were reduced in the HF offspring but not in the DR2 or DR3 pups. Offspring hepatic triglyceride content was reduced in the HF pups, but hepatic inflammation and expression of lipid metabolism genes were largely unaffected by maternal diet. Maternal diet did not alter the hypothalamic expression of orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides in the offspring. Thus, the intrauterine programming of increased neonatal adiposity and reduced liver size by maternal overnutrition is evident in mice at birth and occurs prior to the development of maternal obesity. These observations demonstrate that dietary intervention during pregnancy minimizes the deleterious effects of maternal obesity on offspring body composition, potentially reducing the offsprings' risk of developing obesity and related diseases later in life. metabolic programming; liver; hypothalamus; inflammation; obesity THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF OBESITY has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, not only threatening the health and well-being of affected individuals but also imposing a considerable burden on the economic and health care systems of developed and developing nations (33). In the US, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in adults and more than tripled in children and adolescents since the 1970s. According to estimates from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 33.8% of adults and 16.9% of children aged 2-19 are obese, and 9.5% of infants and toddlers are at or above the 95th percentile of the weight-for-length growth charts (23,24,45,46). Obese individuals have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Once restricted to adults, these metabolic diseases and conditions are now being diagnosed in children and adolescents at alarming rates, mirroring the rising rates of juvenile obesity (34,39,47,52,55).The etiology of obesity is...

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women of Childbearing Age: Results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

Cited by 197 publications

References 8 publications

Comparing Apples and Pears: Women's Perceptions of Their Body Size and Shape

Comparing Apples and Pears: Women's Perceptions of Their Body Size and Shape

The impact of obesity on egg quality

Increased maternal fat consumption during pregnancy alters body composition in neonatal mice

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