Excessive obesity in pregnant women affects children's IQ

There is a folk saying that "one person eats two people's portions" after pregnancy. Many expectant mothers begin to enjoy big meals without any scruples after pregnancy. Recently, researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada warned expectant mothers not to reward themselves lavishly during pregnancy, because mothers "eating two people's portions" may damage the baby's IQ and may also cause children. Behavior problems, eating disorders and schizophrenia.

Previously, the medical community had concluded that obesity during pregnancy increased the risk of blood clots. However, the impact of excessive satiety on the fetus is still inconclusive. Researchers at McMaster University have confirmed through a series of studies that obesity during pregnancy will bring a series of problems to children's growth. It is said that eating too much can cause changes in hormones and other things in the mother-to-be's body, which are the reasons that affect children's growth.

Prior to this, scholars in the United States found that children with obese mothers had an average of 5 points lower IQ than other children with normal-weight mothers. Swedish scientists also claim that if mothers are too obese, their children will be more likely to develop ADHD. A survey of teenagers in Australia showed that for every point a mother's body mass index increases during pregnancy, their next generation's risk of developing eating disorders increases by 11%.