Physical activity in pregnancy reduces child obesity

A new study has revealed that children of mothers performing Physical activity in pregnancy, less likely to be affected by obesity, even after consuming a high diet of fat later in life.

Previous studies have shown the training of overweight women have benefits in children, but this is the first study to suggest that the same applies to women who have no weight problems.

Researchers examined the offspring of mice that perform an hour of moderate training each morning during pregnancy. The offspring born of untrained mice were used as a control group. At the time of separation, the offspring of rats who were trained showed increased levels of proteins associated with brown fat tissue - the type of tissue converting fat and sugar into heat. They also noticed higher body temperature in the group of those trained, which shows that their brown fat tissues were more efficient in preventing obesity and metabolic problems.

The offspring followed a diet of high fat for eight weeks after birth. Rats in the training group had fewer weight increases despite high - fat diets and showed fewer symptoms of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and fat liver disease.

Our data suggests that the lack of training in healthy women during pregnancy can predispose their children to obesity and metabol disease associated in part through damage to the thermogenic function”, says Jun Seok Son, a doctorate student at Washington State University who conducted the study.

There are many benefits in including training in your pregnancy routine for you and your child. For those who have a first birth, training helps you to achieve your birth goals, maintain the baby's weight in control, increase comfort levels, and much more.