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Caesarean Section Causes Obesity

May 14, 2011 By: Jane Category: Children and Baby Health

Researchers in Brazil found interesting evidence about the harmful effects of caesarean section on babies in the future. The research published in the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded’ that caesarean section increases the risk of obesity in infants compared to normal birth.

Researchers studied 2,000 births in mothers aged 23 years old. As a result, mothers who had Caesarean section are 15 per cent more at risk of having obese children. And 58 percent of infants of mothers who underwent caesarean section have risk of obesity in the future. (more…)