High maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) may result in shorter telomere length and affect the biological age of the newborn, according to results of a study published online October 18 in BMC ...

The weight and length of a newborn baby is not affected by paternal BMI and diet quality, scientists have said. A new study has found that a mother’s dietary habits influence a newborn’s weight and ...

Higher BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with shorter telomere length - a biomarker for biological age - in newborns, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine ...

Pediatricians usually start monitoring kids for obesity risk at a 2-year-old's well-child visit, but a new study shows severe obesity is predictable as early as six months old. The authors recommend ...