[PREGNANCY AND OBESITY - PREVENTION OF OBESITY IN THE NEXT GENERATION]
Sofia Soltsman1, Izhar Ben Shlomo2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tzafon Medical Center affiliated to the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Introduction:
Obesity is a feature affecting nearly all life aspects. As the burden of obesity is increasing steadily, it leads to the increasing prevalence of diabetes, and most other common non-communicable diseases. A comprehensive approach for the prevention of obesity appears to constitute the most effective intervention to reduce their prevalence worldwide. In this review, we highlight pregnancy as a key period in a woman's life, which can improve compliance with different types of diet, physical activity, and behavioural programs, affecting the next generation's health, and breaking the vicious cycle of family obesity.
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