Excess weight and obesity have gained attention as serious threats to global health. The number of women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy has also increased. During pregnancy, excess ...

Study suggests dieting can lower risk for mom and baby. May 18, 2012 — -- At a time when women are "eating for two," dieting can safely lower the health risks of obesity during pregnancy, ...

Obesity affects 4 in 10 American adults and is a contributing factor to numerous health issues—from heart and lung disease to type 2 diabetes. But it's also a condition that can significantly impact ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can lead to a spectrum of additional serious health concerns. For ...

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CHICAGO — Obese pregnant women who adhered to an intensive nutrition and exercise program in their first trimester gained less weight and had fewer pregnancy complications compared with their peers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are very obese may be able to safely lose some weight during pregnancy -- and possibly reduce their risk of needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests. The ...

Struggling with excess weight? Blame mom. Over one billion people worldwide are living with obesity, defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher. The World Health Organization officially declared obesity ...

A recent study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal assessed whether metabolic phenotyping during pregnancy, beyond pre-pregnancy obesity or gestational diabetes status, increases the risk of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children whose mothers had obesity both before and after pregnancy had significantly higher odds of obesity.

Study will treat obese moms-to-be with diabetes drug to slim down their babies. July 8, 2011— -- How far will we go to prevent childhood obesity? U.K. researchers are bringing the battle against ...

Thanks to endless talk about GLP-1 injections (and endless speculation about which celebrities and Real Housewives are using them) over the past several years, we’ve all gotten used to hearing about ...