Excessive weight gain in pregnancy can haunt you later

Gaining too much weight while pregnant can have consequences that last well after the pregnancy is over, new research shows.

The findings are probably no surprise to new moms who have struggled to lose that weight, but they are the first to show that these pounds may stick around for decades.

There's evidence that excess weight gain in pregnancy ups the risk of obesity after delivery, but few studies have looked at the effects of weight gain on obesity risk for more than a couple of years after delivery.