Preconception Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health in the Offspring of Overweight and Obese Women.

ABSTRACT: Women's lifestyle has important implications for the development and health of their offspring. Yet little is known about the association between women's preconception dietary intake and physical activity with cardiovascular health of the offspring. We therefore examined this association in a group of Dutch women with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2) and infertility, who participated in a 6-month randomized preconception lifestyle intervention trial, and their offspring (n = 46). Preconception dietary intake and physical activity were assessed during the 6-month intervention using a food frequency questionnaire and the Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH), respectively. Offspring cardiovascular health (i.e., BMI, waist:height ratio, systolic and d

SUBMITTER: van Elten TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6835651 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature