Children of abused women are at increased risk of being obese by age 5
The study included almost 1,600 children born between 1998 and 2000. Their mothers were interviewed when the children were born and again after one-, three- and five years of age. Height and weight measurements were taken when the children were 3 and 5 years old.
Some form of intimate partner violence was reported by more than 49 percent of the women and 16.5 percent of the children were obese by age 5, the researchers found. Children whose mothers were victims of abuse were more likely to be obese by age 5 than children of mothers who didn't experience such violence. The link between obesity and an abused mother was stronger in girls than in boys, and also among children whose mothers said they lived in unsafe neighborhoods.
Some form of intimate partner violence was reported by more than 49 percent of the women and 16.5 percent of the children were obese by age 5, the researchers found. Children whose mothers were victims of abuse were more likely to be obese by age 5 than children of mothers who didn't experience such violence. The link between obesity and an abused mother was stronger in girls than in boys, and also among children whose mothers said they lived in unsafe neighborhoods.
Australia bowed to the inevitable by pulling the plug on its bid for the 2018 World Cup
the good news is Australia remains a strong chance to host the 2022 World Cup, with many observers painting it as a two-horse race between Australia and the United States.Football Federation Australia (FFA) boss Frank Lowy made the about-face and publicly dropped the 2018 bid just a day after he had insisted the 2018 and 2022 bids were both live.This was despite a controversial statement from his Asian confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam that Asia was throwing its support behind Europe for 2018.
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