How Does Maternal Obesity Affect Offspring?
High-fat and high-sugar diets are thought to play a role in the rise of obesity, but researchers believe the next generation will be predisposed to obesity and certain diseases due to molecular mechanisms that take place in the uterus during gestation.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery and Pregnancy
Many obese women will consider the option of gastric bypass surgery in order to lose weight and get pregnant faster.
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Breastfeeding and Obesity: Does Weight Affect Breastfeeding?
According to researchers from the Department of Nutrition at the Gilling School of Global Public Health, obese women simply don't attempt to start breastfeeding as often as normal weight women - but why?
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How Pre-Pregnancy Weight Affects Stillbirth Risk
Maternal obesity more than doubles the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death.
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Weight Gain and Weight Changes During Pregnancy
There are general guidelines for proper weight gain during pregnancy and these are used for more than just guiding mom during her prenatal visits.
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Obese Couples and Infertility
Couples have a high risk of being subfecund and infertile if they are both obese and overweight.
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Pregnancy and Gastric Bypass Surgery
There is a whole new generation of women facing new issues regarding pregnancy. These women have all undergone gastric bypass surgery in order to lose weight.
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Ovulation Induction Management of PCOS
Among PCOS patients who are overweight or obese, weight loss is the most physiologic method of inducing ovulation.
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Improving Fertility with Fat? Some Fat May Be Good For You
Should you diet and eat a low-fat diet when you want to get pregnant? Hold on: Some fat is good for you.
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Overweight Men Are Less Fertile
Men with excess body weight are at increased risk of infertility.
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Healthy Exercise and Supplementation
Moving and exercising during pregnancy is a great way to keep away many aches, pains and bouts of swelling. In addition to exercise, mom needs to understand how supplementation changes during pregnanc ... read more »