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Examining the Link between Obesity and Birth Defects
Leave it to the scientists associated with the University of Texas to sound the alarm bells about bigger not being better: in an interview reliant study they found that mothers who were considered obese at the time of conception were at heightened risk for giving birth to infants suffering from the birth defect known as spina bifida. In addition to the foregoing, other birth defects affecting the male genitalia as well as the intestinal tracts of both genders were also noted. In some cases there were visible signs of abnormality, such as a marked decrease of digit length with respect to fingers but also toes.
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Researchers are very careful, however, to point out that causation for the birth defects could not readily be identified; instead, the only fact that could be proven was the relationship between a heightened risk of birth defects in infants born to women who were obese at the onset or duration of the pregnancy. Questions caused by these findings abound, of course, and women are unsure just exactly what to do with this data.
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Considering the firestorm of questions and the lack of answers, the researchers have made tentative guesses as to the relationship that exists between obesity and the presentation of birth defects:
1. First and foremost was the suggestion that obese mothers may not be making healthy food choices. In other words, failure to ingest a healthy diet that takes a balanced approach to the intake of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber and a host of other nutrients may quite possibly be to blame for the birth defects which are being seen. It is well known that spina bifida is directly related to a lack of folic acid in the diet, and while this may be supplemented once a pregnancy is diagnosed, the sad reality dictates that the first few weeks and months which are the most crucial in the development of the fetus usually go by without the woman even realizing she is pregnant and needs to supplement her diet. Thus, when folic acid is finally supplemented, it might be too little too late.2. Obesity is quite often the springboard for a host of other health issues, many of which may remain undiagnosed for a long period of time. If an expectant mother is obese and this condition has led to the development of diabetes, the possibility of the undiagnosed and untreated condition affecting the fetus is present. 3. Unhealthy habits of obese women are legion, but perhaps the most dangerous ones relate to diet efforts. How many overweight women will purchase over the counter diet pills and Internet prescription knock-offs for sometimes dangerous diet materials? How many binge and purge? These behaviors, when they occur during pregnancy, are not only endangering the mother’s health but also the child’s. If you consider that a pregnancy usually is not noticed for a few weeks, it is not surprising to note that for the first few weeks of life, the fetus is subjected to the chemicals the mother is ingesting in an effort to lose weight. Birth defects are a serious danger in this situation.© Information Warehouse 2007
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