Researchers from the University of Minnesota looked at 838 women and 682 men and concluded that having children — particularly for moms — is linked to an array of negative outcomes. Mothers had a higher body-mass index and didn't eat as healthily as childless women, chugging more sugary drinks and eating more total calories and saturated fat. Both moms and dads exercised less than their child-free counterparts. In the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, moms got less exercise per week, 4.5 hours of physical activity compared with the 6 hours that non-mothers got. Mothers also ate more calories, 2,360 compared with childless women's 1,992.
The research didn't focus on what the difference might be attributed to, but researchers suggested the 368 extra calories could result from grazing on children's leftovers.
Bonnie - this news story was splashed all over the country. We haven't scared younger generations from having children enough already? How many excuses do we need as a country for the fact that we are sick and overweight? Now we blame it on having kids?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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