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. 2012 Jan;3(1):105-7.
doi: 10.3945/an.111.001081. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

Prepregnancy obesity: determinants, consequences, and solutions

Anna Maria Siega-Riz  1
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Prepregnancy obesity: determinants, consequences, and solutions

Anna Maria Siega-Riz. Adv Nutr. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Obesity among women of childbearing age is of paramount importance because of its association with multiple adverse health outcomes for the mother and fetus once a woman becomes pregnant. Obesity is more prevalent among women of lower socioeconomic status and of color who often times lack health insurance. This health disparity that exists within a framework of repeating cycle of risk emphasizes the urgency for accelerating the discovery of solutions for the obesity problem among women of childbearing age.

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Author disclosure: Anna Maria Siega-Riz, no conflicts of interest.

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An ecological model of diet, physical activity, and obesity. Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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