News tagged with weight gain

To avoid early labor and delivery, weight and diet changes not the answer

One of the strongest known risk factors for spontaneous or unexpected preterm birth – any birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy, most often without a known cause – is already having had one. For women ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinical trial teaches binge eaters to toss away cravings

Of 190 million obese Americans, approximately 10-15 percent engage in harmful binge eating. During single sittings, these over-eaters consume large servings of high-caloric foods. Sufferers contend with weight gain and depression ...

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain mechanisms link foods to rising obesity rates

An editorial authored by University of Cincinnati (UC) diabetes researchers to be published in the Feb. 7, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Metabolism sheds light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obe ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Multiple births lead to weight gain and other problems for mouse moms and male offspring

Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enriched skimmed milk may curb frequency of gout flare-ups

A daily dose of skimmed milk, enriched with two components found in dairy products, may help to curb the frequency of painful gout flare-ups, indicates research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Younger breast cancer patients have more adverse quality-of-life issues

Younger women with breast cancer experience a decrease in their health-related quality of life (QOL), associated with increased psychological distress, weight gain, a decline in their physical activity, infertility and early ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home

(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies is headed home.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children

Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests junk food in schools doesn't cause weight gain among children

While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that—at least for middle school students—weight gain has nothing to do with the ...

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Young women often fail to spot their weight gain

Despite popular belief about women's weight concerns, young women commonly fail to recognize recent gain of as many as 11 pounds – putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-related conditions. ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Would you stop eating out to lose weight?

Going out to eat has become a major part of our culture. Frequently eating out and consuming high-calorie foods in large portions at restaurants can contribute to excess calorie intake and weight gain. However, a study in ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new gene that regulates body weight

Abraham Kovoor was studying a brain protein, called RGS9 2, that he had previously related to the involuntary, random and repetitive body movements that are side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

All weight gain is not the same: When overeating, calories, not protein, contribute to increase in body fat

In a study conducted among 25 healthy individuals living in a controlled setting who were randomized to overconsumption of different levels of protein diets, those consuming the low-protein diet had less weight gain compared ...

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created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Mothers' weight before and during pregnancy affects baby's weight

A new study published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that both pre-pregnant weight (body mass index, BMI) and weight gain in pregnancy are important predictors of babies' birthw ...

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New approach to management of overeating in children

Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity. Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight gain

Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can be either an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, or excess fluids such as water.

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