{"id":160382,"date":"2018-04-17T08:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T12:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=160382"},"modified":"2018-04-17T08:32:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T12:32:40","slug":"poor-nutrition-obesity-widespread-among-women-of-childbearing-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/17\/poor-nutrition-obesity-widespread-among-women-of-childbearing-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor nutrition, obesity widespread among women of childbearing age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A leading public health professor in Australia on Tuesday called for national action to improve women’s health and reduce the risks associated with pregnancy. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SYDNEY\u00a0— A leading public health professor in Australia on Tuesday called for national action to improve women’s health and reduce the risks associated with pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Gita Mishra, researcher at the University of Queensland’s School of Public Health, warned that changing diets and lifestyles during a pregnancy is “too little too late” and can lead to major complications.<\/p>\n

“The evidence overwhelmingly showed healthier pregnancies when women were able to make positive lifestyle changes before conception, such as eating well, being more active or quitting smoking,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Women with a lower body mass index before conception lowered their risks of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, pre-term birth and stillbirth.”<\/p>\n

While increased exercise before conception resulted in a lower risk of contracting gestational diabetes, Mishra stressed that a diet high in fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts is also extremely important for a healthy pregnancy.
\nMishra’s research comes as part of a larger international series for the Lancet Journal which showed that only 10 percent of Australian women consume the recommended daily serve of fruit and vegetables during key childbearing years.<\/p>\n

On current statistics, the obesity rate for women in Australia aged 18 to 23 is 27 percent, with the rate increasing to 42 percent for women aged aged 36-40.<\/p>\n

“This isn’t about pressuring women at an individual level or making them feel guilty,” she said. “It’s going to take a huge social shift to tackle the obesity crisis and improve the nation’s eating habits, and to do that we need population-level health initiatives supported by all levels of government.”<\/p>\n

She added that there is a need for “education and intervention programs.<\/p>\n

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