C-sections tied to child obesity

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C-sections tied to child obesity

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/c-sections-tied-child-obesity-160902159.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bkBWKP2NyPLqTep0fJruLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-24T160902Z_1_CBRE94N18VK00_RTROPTP_2_POPULATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pregnant women wait for their turn to undergo a Cesarean section procedure at the Santa Ana public maternity hospital in Caracas" align="left" title="Pregnant women wait for their turn to undergo a Cesarean section procedure at the Santa Ana public maternity hospital in Caracas" border="0" /></a>By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of more than 10,000 UK infants. Eleven-year-olds delivered by C-section, for example, were 83 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than their vaginally-born peers once other related factors - such as their mother's weight and how long they were breastfed - were taken into account. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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