Adolescent and young children of
obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-
metabolic markers when compared to siblings born before the same obese mothers had weight-loss surgery.
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Obesity
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Obesity results from the excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an increase in 20 percent or more above your ideal body weight is the point at which excess weight becomes a health risk.
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Metabolism
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All of the processes that occur in the body that turn the food you eat into energy your body can use. Exercise, food, and environmental temperature influence metabolism. |
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Weight-Loss Surgery Can Break A Family's Cycle Of Obesity (Medical News Today)
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