From an early age, mothers can shape the baby's eating habits to avoid the risk of obesity and some other personalities in a good way if the mother has an active lifestyle.
Recently, researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston (USA) have shown that 5 healthy habits for mothers can reduce the risk of obesity for their children by 75% compared to mothers who do not. follow these habits.
The research results were published in the journal BMJ on July 4, 2018. The research team examined data from more than 24,000 children aged 9-18 years along with 17,000 mothers, showing that about 5% of the children were fat wasted during an average follow-up of 5 years.
Senior author Qi Sun, associate professor at Harvard TH Chan School of Nutrition, shared: After analyzing mothers' lifestyles, the researchers found that pregnant obesity , smoking. , and the physical inactivity of pregnant women is strongly associated with childhood and adolescent obesity.
Five main habits have been identified and are encouraged by scientists:
Healthy eating
Healthy and scientific eating habits not only provide adequate nutrition for mothers and babies, but also avoid adding sugar and saturated fat.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends eating the right size and drinking enough water to promote healthy eating habits in the family.
Exercise regularly
If mothers exercise every day, babies can also "infect" and learn from. Research recommends mothers get at least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week.Children mimicking daily physical activity can also influence them to reduce passive behavior, such as watch phone, television for example.
Maintain body weight
Mothers who maintained a healthy BMI - between 18.5 and 24.9 - their children had a 56% lower risk of obesity than babies whose mothers were unhealthy.
Limit alcohol or drink in moderation
When assessing alcohol consumption, the risk of obesity was found to be lower in children whose mothers drank low or moderate alcohol intake compared with children whose mothers did not drink alcohol.
No smoking
If mothers don't smoke, children have a 31% lower risk of obesity compared to mothers who smoke. There have been many studies showing that smoking by parents, especially during pregnancy, can increase the risk of obesity in children.
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