The obesity rate continues to increase and already exceeds 30% in many regions of the world (1). This truly global phenomenon affects women of childbearing age particularly and thus more… Click to show full abstract
The obesity rate continues to increase and already exceeds 30% in many regions of the world (1). This truly global phenomenon affects women of childbearing age particularly and thus more and more children are born to obese mothers every year (2). Large-scale epidemiological studies have shown that maternal obesity has deleterious effects on offspring health such as increased risk for obesity, liver steatosis and even certain types of cancers (3–5).
               
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