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Smoking Moms may have Obese Daughters

Oct. 24, 2006

Australian researchers have revealed that the daughters of women who smoked during pregnancy grow up to be almost six kilograms heavier than average and are more likely to have menstrual problems that may affect their fertility.

The first of its kind study of the reproductive health of smokers' children shows that problems persist into adulthood, and may even affect the health of the women's grandchildren.
Recent studies have shown that children born to smoking women weighted hundreds of grams lesser than other babies, and that they were subsequently more likely to gain weight rapidly and become obese, with high blood pressure.

Michael Davies, a senior research fellow at the Research Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Adelaide, surveyed the daughters of 717 women who gave birth between 1973 and 1975; of whom 154 admitted to smoking during pregnancy.

He found that the daughters of smoking women were more likely to have a disproportionately large waist for their hip measurement, which further raised the risk of heart disease or diabetes.
Davies also revealed that the body shape and period problems might as well affect the smoking women's grandchildren also.

Source: http://news.sawf.org

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