Klodian Dhana, Geng Zong, Changzheng Yuan, Eva Schernhammer, Cuilin Zhang, Xiaobin Wang, Frank B Hu, Jorge E Chavarro, Alison E Field, Qi Sun
BACKGROUND: In women, adhering to an overall healthy lifestyle is associated with a dramatically reduced risk of cardio-metabolic disorders. Whether such a healthy lifestyle exerts an intergenerational effects on child health deserves examination. METHODS: We included 5701 children (9-14 years old at baseline) of the Growing Up Today Study 2, and their mothers, who are participants in the Nurses' Health Study II. Pre-pregnancy healthy lifestyle was defined as a normal body mass index, no smoking, physical activity ≥150 min/week, and diet in the top 40% of the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010...
March 3, 2018: International Journal of Obesity: Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity