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.
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