News tagged with weight women
Excess body weight causes over 124,000 new cancers a year in Europe
Sep 24, 2009 |
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At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modelling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 ...
Who are you kidding? Overweight or obese moms who underestimate their weight status are more likely to over-gain during
Dec 22, 2008 |
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The research was carried out by a team of researchers led by Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Temple University. She said, "Compared to normal weight women who accurately assessed ...
When it's not just baby weight
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's ...
New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Women who have a history of dieting or other restricted eating practices are at risk of gaining an inappropriate amount of weight during pregnancy. In a study published in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Di ...
Research highlights problems of predicting birthweights in obese mothers
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Researchers have found what they believe to be the most accurate way of predicting the birth-weight of babies born to the growing number of obese mothers, according to a study in the UK-based journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics an ...
