Why are children of obese mothers prone to iron deficiency?

　　pregnancy healthy Directly related to the baby's body and growth. According to the US "Health Day" website, a new study found that if the mother is too obese, the baby will baby Iron deficiency is prone to occur.

　　Researchers from the Tufts University Medical Center Maternal and Infant Research Institute and the USDA Jane Meyer Human Nutrition Research Center conducted a follow-up survey on an equal number of normal-weight pregnant women and overweight pregnant women, and measured iron ion levels in the blood of mothers and babies. The results showed that compared with pregnant women of normal weight, obese women female It is more likely to have an iron-deficient baby after conception.

　　Study leader and neonatologist Sabathama Sen explained that during pregnancy, pregnant women need to maintain very low hepcidin levels to help transfer iron from the body to fetus . Obese mothers usually have high levels of hepcidin, which affects the transfer of iron from mother to fetus.

　　The study, to be published in the journal Perinatal, further suggests that children born with iron deficiency may be at greater risk for developmental delays and motor and thinking difficulties. Therefore, expectant mothers must pay attention to a healthy and diverse diet and set reasonable weight gain goals based on their own body weight.

　　Therefore, expectant mothers, for the health of their children, please control your weight!