Impact of parental lifestyle patterns in the preconception and pregnancy periods on childhood obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High prevalence of overweight and obesity already observed in preschool children suggests the involvement of early-life risk factors. Preconception period and pregnancy are crucial windows for the implementation of child obesity prevention interventions with parental lifestyle factors as relevant targets. So far, most studies have evaluated their role separately, with only a few having investigated their potential synergistic effect on childhood obesity. Our objective was to investigate parental lifestyle patterns in the preconception and pregnancy periods and their association with the risk of child overweight after 5 years.

Materials and methods

We harmonized and interpreted results from four European mother-offspring cohorts participating in the EndObesity Co

SUBMITTER: Lecorguille M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233059 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature