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Topic: Weight

(Since these results are pulled from all sites, you may see some duplicate stories).

  • Program Combining Nutrition, Exercise, Other Activities Shows Success In Helping Black Girls Lose Weight
    posted on 11/27/07 by
    An NIH-funded program that combined exercise, nutrition education, field trips and other activities was more successful than a self-esteem program in helping black girls lose weight and keep it off for two years, according to a study presented at an American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, the [click link for full article]

  • Active Parents Raise Active Children
    posted on 11/27/07 by
    Parents who are active during pregnancy and early in their child's life tend to raise more active children, finds a new study. Some risk factors for adult diseases are associated with lower levels of physical activity in children. Associations have also been reported between early life factors (from birth to around five years) and childhood obesity.

  • Cold Laser Stop Smoking And Weight Loss Education Available
    posted on 11/22/07 by
    A medical training seminar was held in Las Vegas, where Eileen O'Connor from KickButtsUSA an expert experienced in using cold lasers to help people quit smoking and lose weight, demonstrated to medical doctors exactly how she uses cold lasers as part of a program to help patients stop smoking. The seminar included a live cold laser treatment for a patient who wished to stop smoking, so that the doctors in attendance could observe the treatment process and protocol involved. [click link for full

  • Postpartum Weight Gain Linked To Lack Of Sleep
    posted on 11/20/07 by
    Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk for substantial weight retention (11 pounds or more) at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. [click link for full article]

  • Want to lose that baby weight? Get some sleep (Reuters)
    posted on 11/19/07 by
    Reuters - Researchers presented a conundrum to new mothers on Monday, saying that women who want to lose the extra weight gained in pregnancy should try to get more sleep.

  • Want to lose that baby weight? Get some sleep (Reuters)
    posted on 11/19/07 by
    Reuters - Researchers presented a conundrum to new mothers on Monday, saying that women who want to lose the extra weight gained in pregnancy should try to get more sleep.

  • Want to lose baby weight? Get some sleep
    posted on 11/19/07 by




  • Obese women told to slim before fertility treatment
    posted on 11/12/07 by
    · New guidelines for clinics to help with weight loss · Problem linked with birth defects and miscarriage (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

  • Obesity, Smoking, Alcoholism Escalate Costs To Military Health Plan
    posted on 11/08/07 by
    Diseases caused by obesity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse account for a whopping 16 percent of the $12.8 billion that the military's managed-care plan spends annually on the health of the nation's defenders under age 65 and their dependents, according to a new study. That adds up to more than $2 billion each year, or an average of more than $1,000 each for retirees and their families. [click link for full article]

  • Women Smokers, Obesity And Addictive Behaviors
    posted on 11/07/07 by
    Is a fear of getting fatter partly to blame for the fact that nearly one in five American women still smokes, and many don't try to quit?Although there are many possible reasons for the stubborn persistence of smoking, fear of weight gain is high on the list for many women, says a University of Michigan Health System researcher who has devoted much of her career to studying this issue. [click link for full article]

  • Thousands Of UK Women's Cancers Due To Overweight And Obesity
    posted on 11/07/07 by
    Overweight and obesity among UK women is causing an additional 6,000 cases of cancer each year, according to an article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The report explains that obesity/overweight raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer. According to a recent national survey, approximately 23% of UK women are obese, while 34% are overweight. [click link for full article]

  • Link Between Pre-eclampsia And Heart Disease Strengthened By New Studies
    posted on 11/06/07 by
    Two studies add further weight to the theory that pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular diseases may share common causes or mechanisms. The first study finds that women who have had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a more than two fold higher risk of heart disease in later life, while the second shows that women with cardiovascular risk factors that are present years before pregnancy may be predisposed to pre-eclampsia.

  • Fitness: Exercise During Pregnancy
    posted on 11/02/07 by
    Title: Fitness: Exercise During PregnancyCategory: Ask The ExpertsCreated: 11/2/2007Last Editorial Review: 11/2/2007

  • New Studies Add Weight To Link Between Pre-Eclampsia And Heart Disease
    posted on 11/02/07 by
    Two studies, published together on bmj.com today, add further weight to the theory that pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular diseases may share common causes or mechanisms. [click link for full article]

  • Overweight Mothers Run Greater Risk Of Having Hyperactive Children
    posted on 11/01/07 by
    If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study. Expectant mothers who were already overweight and moreover gained a considerable amount of weight during the course of the pregnancy ran a greater risk of having a child who would later show signs of ADHD than did women of normal weight who experienced the same weight gain during pregnancy.

  • Mum-to-be in three weeks time...and she did not know it
    posted on 11/01/07 by
    "Sam and Brooke are very surprised but excited to be having a new brother or sister. It's very happy news for all of us." WHEN Hampshire mum Jo Tomkins started putting on a little bit of weight she didn't think too much of it, but then she discovered she was about to have a baby - in just three weeks.

  • Pre-pregnancy weight linked with child's weight (Reuters)
    posted on 10/31/07 by
    Reuters - The amount of body fat a child accumulates over time may be related to their mother's body mass index prior to and during pregnancy, study findings suggest.

  • Pre-pregnancy weight linked with childs weight
    posted on 10/31/07 by
    The amount of body fat a child accumulates over time may be related to their mothers body mass index prior to and during pregnancy, study findings suggest.Obesity among mothers and children is a growing problem, Dr. Catharine R. Gale of Southampton General Hospital, UK, told Reuters Health.

  • Smoking Mothers Lead to Fat Children (Public Blog)
    posted on 10/31/07 by
    Children whose mothers smoked even in early stages of pregnancy are at nearly three times greater risk of obesity later in life, according to a Japanese study. While researchers do not know the exact correlation, it is possible that the children whose mothers smoked were deprived of nutrition in the womb, the study said. Sources: Yahoo News October 29, 2007

  • Pre-pregnancy weight linked with child's weight (Reuters)
    posted on 10/31/07 by
    Reuters - The amount of body fat a child accumulates over time may be related to their mother's body mass index prior to and during pregnancy, study findings suggest.

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