{"id":14966,"date":"2020-08-14T08:51:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14966"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:51:42","slug":"moms-obesity-may-affect-fetal-brain-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14966","title":{"rendered":"Moms&#8217; Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/pregnancy784.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Obesity<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pregnancy_planning_preparing_for_pregnancy\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">pregnancy<\/a> may hinder fetal brain development, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Development of brain areas involved in decision-making and behavior may be affected as early as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/image-collection\/second_trimester_16_weeks_picture\/picture.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"img\">second trimester<\/a>, New York University researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>For the study, the researchers examined nearly 200 groups of active nerve cells in the fetal brain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings affirm that a mother&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">obesity<\/a> may play a role in fetal brain development, which might explain some of the cognitive and metabolic health concerns seen in children born to mothers with higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/body_mass_index_bmi\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sub\">BMI<\/a> [body mass index],&#8221; researcher Moriah Thomason said in a university news release. She is an associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Langone Health in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>As U.S. obesity rates soar, it&#8217;s important to understand how excess weight may affect early brain development, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomason&#8217;s team recruited 109 women who were between six and nine months&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pregnancy\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">pregnant<\/a>. Their BMIs (a measure of body fat based on height and weight) ranged from 25 to 47. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/body_mass_index_bmi\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">BMI<\/a> of 25-30 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">overweight<\/a>; over 30 is considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">obese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/mri_scan\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">MRIs<\/a> to measure activity in different regions of the fetal brain.<\/p>\n<p>They found correlations between the moms&#8217; higher BMI and two brain areas, the prefrontal cortex and the anterior insula. Disruptions in the prefrontal cortex and anterior insula have been linked to attention-deficit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/hyperactivity\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">hyperactivity<\/a> disorder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/autism_and_communication\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">autism<\/a> and overeating.<\/p>\n<p>However, the findings cannot draw a direct line between the differences researchers found and children&#8217;s thinking or behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The findings were published online Aug. 11 in the <i>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Steven Reinberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>                            <!--CONTINUEREADING--><br \/>\n<a class=\"mediaPrmo ss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/conception_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('ssprmo-arttop');\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/\/images\/slideshow\/conception_human_sperm_fertilizing_ovum_s1_2.jpg\"\/><span class=\"skew\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"icon-slideshow\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"label\">SLIDESHOW<\/h4>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"caption\">Conception: The Amazing Journey from Egg to Embryo<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"btn\">See Slideshow<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>References<span class=\"icon-search\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                    SOURCE: NYU Langone Health\/NYU School of Medicine, news release, Aug. 11, 2020                            &#13;\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=245354\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Obesity during pregnancy may hinder fetal brain development, a new study suggests. Development of brain areas involved in decision-making and behavior may be affected as early as the second trimester, New York University researchers said. 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