Prevention of obesity and diabetes in pregnancy: is  it an impossible dream?

The obesity and diabetes epidemic is an unintended consequence of economic, social, and technological changes. In nonpregnancy, people identified as high risk to develop type 2 diabetes may delay progression by 30 –70% with lifestyle interventions and pharmacological agents. In pregnancy, lifestyle interventions have been the primary focus to prevent fetal short- and long-term complications that may evolve into substantial weight gain and gestational diabetes mellitus. The dilemma for obstetricians is wheth er diabetes and obesity can be prevented and not simply treated after the fact.
Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Clinical Opinion Source Type: research