The Role of Epigenetics in the Obesity Epidemic Greger. 5 minute video
- "Amazingly, a baby born to an obese surrogate mother with a skinny biological mom may harbor a greater risk of becoming obese than a baby from a big biological mom born to a slim surrogate"
- The most compelling data comes from comparing obesity rates in siblings born to the exact same mother before and after her bariatric surgery. Compared to their brothers and sisters born before the surgery, those born when mom weighed about 100 pounds less had lower rates of inflammation, metabolic derangements, and, most critically, three times less risk of developing severe obesity (affecting 35 percent of those born before the weight loss compared to 11 percent born after). The researchers conclude “these data emphasize how critical it is to prevent obesity and treat it effectively to prevent further transmission to future generations.”
It is well known that
- Obese people have lower levels of Vitamin D
- The Vitamin D levels during pregancy determin many health aspects of the future child
Items in both categories Obesity and Pregnancy are listed here:
- Increased obesity risk in child if low vitamin D while pregnant - Feb 2023
- Low vitamin D during pregnancy increases risk of future health problems (obesity etc.) – May 2022
- Slow fetal growth if mother was obese and had low vitamin D (40 ng is good) – Oct 2021
- Fetus conceived by slender mom grown by obese mom is more likely will become obese - Sept 2020
- Autism 2.1 times more likely if obese and PCOS (relationships to vitamin D not mentioned) Oct 2016
- Prenatal soft drink resulted in 2 times more overweight babies at age 12 months (vitamin D not mentioned) – May 2016
- Infant risk of obesity increased by 50 percent if low vitamin D during pregnancy – Sept 2015
- Overweight children associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – 2015, 2018
- High risk of extremely premature birth if high BMI (low vitamin D) – June 2013
- 1.8X increased risk of Obesity if antibiotics were used during pregnancy – Nov 2014
- Morbid obesity increases chance of extreme preemie by 3X (low vitamin D not mentioned) – June 2013
- Obese mothers with adequate vitamin D gave birth to low D and fat infants – Jan 2013
- Low vitamin D in womb linked to more weight at age 6 – May 2012
- Vitamin D Levels at Birth May Predict Obesity Risk at age 3 - Oct 2010
- Half of newborn deaths are due to excessive weight of their mothers – Oct 2010