Chasan-Taber, Lisa
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Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Last Name
Chasan-Taber
First Name
Lisa
Discipline
Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Public Health
Expertise
Reproductive epidemiology
applied research in physical activity and pregnancy
women's health
applied research in physical activity and pregnancy
women's health
Introduction
As the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise worldwide, it becomes increasingly important to identify high risk populations and to implement strategies to delay or prevent diabetes onset. Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at substantially increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity, currently at epidemic rates in the US. Although physical activity and psychosocial stress have been considered in previous studies of pregnancy outcome, their potential influence on GDM has not been elucidated.