Obesity is not only unhealthy for adults but research has shown that obesity in mothers puts the unborn child at risk for many health complications and illnesses. New research by the National Institute of Health notes that a child delivered to a mother who is even moderately obese is in a higher risk bracket for unhealthiness. The illnesses that they tend to suffer from range from heart disease and bone problems as well as being born underweight.

While the babies can be born underweight the obese women tend to get more obese during the term of their pregnancy. Obviously all women gain weight during pregnancy however the tendency is for obese women to put on even more fat than they should. Normal weight mothers are statistically more likely to have a normal weight and healthy baby and also to carry the baby till the finish of the nine month term.

Obese mothers tend to produce obese children in the long run too as often the bad dieting habits of the mother are passed on to the children. Your diet habits are often formed by the time you are 10 years old and it may be hard to snap out of a cycle of unhealthy eating if you get very used to it at an early age.

Obesity in adults can cause diabetes, certain cancers, hypertension, heart problems, strokes, bone joint problems especially in the legs and many other complications as well as making moving around difficult and tiring for the obese person.