Overweight & Obesity
Does a woman's weight gain during pregnancy affect children's bone health?
A new study has examined whether managing weight during pregnancy might affect children's bone mass.
Nov 7, 2018
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News tagged with excessive weight gain
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A disease of mistaken identity
The symptoms of Cushing disease are unmistakable to those who suffer from it – excessive weight gain, acne, distinct colored stretch marks on the abdomen, thighs and armpits, and a lump, or fat deposit, on the back of the ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Dieting: Villain or scapegoat?
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, Ph.D., a professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
A study of 41,133 mothers and their children in Arkansas has shown that high pregnancy weight gain increases the risk of obesity in those children through age 12. The findings, published Oct. 1 in PLoS Medicine, suggest pregnancy ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice
Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Dec 10, 2012
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Pediatrics
Pandemic weight gain in kids influenced by family income
The stress, lack of exercise and poor nutrition resulting from the disruption and isolation of the pandemic shutdown led many children and adolescents to gain excess weight. But weight gain was greatest in low-income youth ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
For adolescents, pre-pregnancy BMI directly linked to excess pregnancy weight gain
Specific messaging and resources are needed to promote healthy weight gain during pregnancy for young mothers, a new study suggests.
Mar 21, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Study of schoolchildren's soft drink consumption patterns suggests taxing sugar sweetened soft drinks could help
A study of the soft drink consumption patterns of more than 1000 schoolchildren presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) shows that overweight and obese children tend to drink more ...
May 18, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Online tool encourages healthy weight gain during pregnancy
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of obesity in both mothers and babies. To avoid dangerous gestational weight gain, it is important to identify effective tools for behavior change. A new study appearing ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study quantifies risk factors for preterm birth
A significant portion of preterm births might be avoided by reducing or eliminating three major risk factors.
Aug 17, 2016
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