Standard pregnancy weight can lead to overweight toddlers
The standard advice for how much weight a woman should gain during pregnancy may need to change, according to a rigorous and provocative study suggesting that even accepted weight gains may raise the ...
Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said Monday.
The report f ...
Overweight people more likely to get asthma
Obese and overweight people are 50 percent more likely to get asthma than those of normal weight, suggesting that weight loss could help reduce the number of asthma cases, U.S. researchers said Monday ...
Severely obese fastest-growing overweight group
People who are 100 pounds or more overweight are the fastest-growing group of overweight people in the United States, researchers reported Monday.
They found the proportion of the severely obese was ...
Half of Spaniards overweight: ministerial study
More than half of the adult population of Spain and one in four youngsters are overweight or obese, according to a ministry of health study released Monday.
"Fifty two percent of the adult population ...
No Link Between 100% Juice and Kids' Overweight: Study
Drinking 100 percent juice won't boost young children's risk for becoming overweight, according to a U.S. study that looked at the dietary habits of 3,618 children, ages 2 to 11.
"We did not find a r ...
A little peddling takes sedentary, overweight women a long way
A little peddling takes sedentary, overweight women a long way
Peddling an exercise bike for just a few minutes a week can improve cardio respiratory fitness among postmenopausal women who are sedenta ...
The Overweight Teen on Dr. Phil
I don't normally watch Dr. Phil but caught it tonight while flipping through channels. There was a teenager featured on the show who was over 350 pounds and her mother kept throwing her hands up in ...
