The findings published by Flegal and
colleagues report a linear increasing trend in overweight and obesity among US
women (40%). The recent reported rise in obesity among American women is not
only alarming for the many women that will suffer from the adverse health
effects brought on by the disease but also for future generations of children
that are born to mothers that are overweight or obese.
This worrying
trend is not specific to the United States. According to the WHO,
approximately 15% of women worldwide are obese and this translates into more
women of childbearing age becoming obese. In England, obesity rates among women
have steadily risen affecting approximately half of the population of women of
childbearing age.
Obesity during pregnancy is related to newborn
weight status, which leads to an increased risk of obesity in later years. The
adverse health effects from maternal obesity are a serious health concern and a
threat to the mother and unborn child.
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