Talk:Parental obesity

After pregnancy
I know that after a woman's pregnany, breastfeeding is very beneficial for both the mother and the child, but is this true for obese mothers too? Are there any negative consequences to having the infant breastfeed from an obese mother? What other steps can be taken to ensure that the child is getting the nutrients needed to become healthy and not obese? Also under the headings "Effects of Negative Diets" and "Chemical Changes", the print is smaller than the rest of the article and it would be helpful to enlarge the size of it. Other than that, this page is looking good and it has an informative and educational topic(Awakening28 (talk) 03:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)).

I have to agree with the comments below, overall a very good start to an interesting topic. I do know that BMI is not the best way to determine obesity because it does not account for muscle in the body. However females do have a higher fat percentage than man which could back up the use of BMI as a factor in determining obesity in pregnant woman. Great page! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wrestler07 (talk • contribs) 16:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

BMI
You guys have great information to start your topic with. I was wondering if BMI is the only measure used to show if a woman and or person is obese or not. I understand the concept but do other tests such as skin folds deliver the same information. Overall you guys have a great page going.Drohn141 (talk) 15:57, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Bolding
This page is really good. I was soo interested in the topic once I started to read on. I was wondering if you guys could bold some of the words, or make it so some of the words bring you to a certain page explaining what that word means. good job though!--Ewspfld3 (talk) 00:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)ewspfld3

Affect on fetus
Ll3919 (talk) 04:13, 29 March 2009 (UTC)This is such an interesting topic! I was wondering about what steps a person can take to care for her baby who was affected by obesity. It affects the fetus but what can a woman do to fix the problem and make sure her child is healthy. great job!

Effects the father may have on fetus
I think your page is very interesting, the topic is not one heard of very often. I didn't know that obesity during pregnancy had such major impacts on the fetus. If you could elaborate a little more on any effects the father may have on the fetus, that would be very interesting. If you could maybe also list some of the different foods and exercises available to woman during pregnancy to help lower the risk of maternal obesity that would be interesting as well I believe. But overall, good page! Minimedic21 (talk) 01:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minimedic21 (talk • contribs) 19:50, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Types of diet and exercise
Great information so far! I was truly interested in the effects that maternal obesity had on infants. I never new that could be the case. If you find any other information on that sections that would be great because it is definitely good section in to read about in the article. Like the comment above I think it would be a great idea to maybe look up types of diet and exercise plans that pregnant women can do. that would truly help many women with making smart choices and not only protecting themselves but their infants. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ZachHS (talk • contribs) 15:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Exercise
Another good wiki page. You guys included some great fact and percentages. I think a good idea for information to add would be a section on how exercies prior to pregnancy and post-pregnancy would be beneficial to a healthy lifestyle. Also, you could include some numbers on how many women get back to their pre-pregnancy weight and how long after the pregnancy this usually takes.(Patswrestling (talk) 16:07, 31 March 2009 (UTC))

Lede
Could you write a lead paragraph? You can find formatting information in Wikipedia's Manual of Style. It should try to summarize the article in one concise paragraph.  Acroterion  (talk)  16:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, we can help you with the citations - they seem to be breaking the formatting.  Acroterion  (talk)  16:14, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

I like the page a lot! Like other's have said, it's very informative! I was curious if there is any research regarding parental obesity as it relates to the age at which the child becomes obese? Ac7958 (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I think this topic is very interesting. I think you should add information about how the fetus could be effected in the long term once born. For example, maybe talk about the risks of the fetus becoming obese eventually? Just an idea! :) --Lhomol (talk) 00:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I enjoy the page so far! I noticed that some of the text looks different than other parts. Not sure if that is intentional or in the process of being changed, but it may help look more professional. I also am curious about the foods that are good for the mother and child. Are there specifics? What about cravings? I think more details about food specifics could make your page even more interesting. Keep it up! (ChelseasexEd (talk) 18:53, 5 April 2009 (UTC))

i agree with the previous posts, this page is really informative. i would also like to know more about the father's affects on maternal obesity, such as whether the male's weight could at all affect the child. good job labeling and separating the different areas of the topic. -dorothycastillo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dorothycastillo (talk • contribs) 03:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

You have a very interesting paper and topic here. There is a lot of useful information and your paper was very focused. I never thought about the fact that obese fathers could have an impact on their children before they are born. Also, what types of neurodevelopmental impairments do the survivors of obese mother experience? Sslota (talk) 12:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the user above, I never thought about how an obese fathers could impact the child. nice page so far =] --Ewspfld3 (talk) 16:19, 16 April 2009 (UTC)ewspfld3

I like this page and think that it is a very important topic. The information on the page is great and can be very informative to mothers who plan to become pregnant or are pregnant themselves. The only suggestion that i can make is that more of a focus could be directed towards lifestyl impacts that obesity creates in general and more of a focuse on the effects of the child both before birth and after birth. Having obese parents or an obese parent can effect a child's genetic makeup and the lifestyle that the child leads and experiences. Obesity in children is one of the largest growing epidemics that our country is facing. Other than those suggestions, great page and great topic. Good job.Malloch5987 (talk) 13:47, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Requested move
moved. --RegentsPark (talk) 02:13, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Maternal obesity → Parental obesity — Scope of article includes both parents. (Actually proposed by TyrS; I'm just fixing the proposal so it shows up properly at WP:RM.)--Kotniski (talk) 11:44, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks Kotniski. I need to learn how to do that.--TyrS (talk) 22:32, 5 September 2010 (UTC)