(HealthDay)—Pregnancy isn't a license to gain weight, say researchers who have found that heavier moms-to-be tend to have fatter babies at greater risk for serious health issues.
Mar 7, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Children who have a TV in their bedroom are likely to gain weight. But kids who play active video games might lose unwanted pounds, according to two new studies.
Mar 3, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of suffering illnesses such as hypertension and gestational diabetes, or of having a premature birth or a birth by Caesarean; furthermore, it also ...
Mar 3, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Half the parents of overweight or obese children don't think their kids have a weight problem, a new analysis reveals.
Feb 3, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Good advice, one-on-one guidance and personal motivation got 24-year-old Kristina Colson where she needed to be—25 pounds lighter and with reduced symptoms of her polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a ...
Jan 24, 2014
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The transition from adolescence to adulthood presents individuals with many challenges. Perhaps none are as important as those relating to health and quality of life. Young adults, aged 18 to 25, are at high risk for weight ...
Jan 22, 2014
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Young adults are at particularly high risk for excessive weight gain. Although weight gain intervention for young adults attending two- or four-year colleges has been studied extensively, there has been little research into ...
Jan 22, 2014
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In Austria approximately 600,000 people, roughly eight percent of the total population, are affected by diabetes. These are the latest figures from the Health Ministry's current 2013 Austrian Diabetes Report, to which the ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Kidney disease patients who undergo weight loss surgery can successfully lose weight, but many experience significant side effects, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the ...
Nov 7, 2013
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The results of a recent study show kids that are home-schooled are leaner than kids attending traditional schools. The results challenge the theory that children spending more time at home may be at risk for excessive weight ...
Oct 17, 2013
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