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Published 11.14.2016
Interesting items found over the weekend.

More reason not to smoke during pregnancy. There are four patterns of BMI change in kids as they develop and mature. This was a study that followed the development in 17,000 kids in the United Kingdom (UK).
Many factors were associated with which group a kid was in, but I'll note a couple of interesting ones. It's probably not surprising that minorities and kids with a lower socioeconomic background were more likely to be in the BMI increasing groups. But smoking in pregnancy just about doubled the risk of being in the rapid increase group. And kids who skipped breakfast had around a 75% higher chance of being in that rapid rising group.
Playing sports, watching TV and "teh ebil" SSBs (sugar sweetened beverages) had no association with any of the trajectories. Not that this pesky fact will slow anti-sugar crusaders.

Low vitamin B12 levels during pregnancy increases the risk of type two diabetes.
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs and milk, meaning deficiency is more likely in those following a vegan diet. Previous studies show that mothers with low B12 levels had a higher BMI and were more likely to give birth to babies with low birth weight as well as high cholesterol levels. These children also had higher insulin resistance in childhood - a risk factor for type-2 diabetes.
They speculate (hypothesize) that low B12 status affects the leptin level in the fetus. Leptin is the hormone that tells you that you’re full. Obviously, more research is required here to test whether the speculation is correct. And take your B12 supplement if you’re vegan!!

A third of kids ages 10-11 in the UK are obese. As kids get older, the percentage who are obese increases. They start recording at age 4-5 when the kids enter school. Obesity rates were highest in black kids.
The figures showed stark regional variation, as obesity prevalence was highest in the north east, West Midlands, and London. It was lowest in the east of England, the south east, and the south west.

Why is weight loss so hard to maintain? My answer is because people try short term, acute solutions, rather than making smaller longer term solutions. New research on people taking a drug to lose weight (which in my view right away puts it into the short term, acute category. Are you really going to take a weight loss drug the rest of your days?) that the reason is increased hunger. The pill made them pee out glucose (isn’t the diabetes?) and hence calories. In response to this unnatural status, their hunger surged.

Japanese osteoporosis research is shown to be fraudulent. However, nowhere do they say which results weren’t as disclosed. Yoshishiro Sato is the name to be wary of.

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