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Pre-conception obesity can cause child to be Asthmatic
Research indicates that overweight women who become pregnant are risking that their child will suffer from asthma in their teenage years, according to Alison Wetton, founder and CEO of All About Weight – Britain’s fastest growing weight-loss specialists. New research published by the BMJ’s Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health shows that teens whose mums…
Posted in Baby Health, Exercise in pregnancy, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged asthma, asthmatic, Children, obesity, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Weight
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Sugar sense for families!
Children do not need to eat large amounts of sugar, yet we in the Western world are consuming ever-increasing amounts of the stuff. It’s not always obvious, however, how much we are eating and where it is hidden. In this piece, we look at the role sugar plays in children’s diets and how to control a potentially…
Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk
29th September 2008 Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk A major study has strengthened the theory that breastfeeding significantly reduces a mother’s risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed for a year over their lifetime are almost 5 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who do not breastfeed at all, it showed.…
British children amongst the fattest in Europe
News 16th May 2008 British children amongst the fattest in Europe British children are among the worst in a Europe-wide obesity league table, with around a third weighing more than they should. A couch potato lifestyle and a growing appetite for fast food is blamed for our boys and girls weighing in near the top…
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Tagged Bariatrics, Body shape, Childhood obesity, Congress, diabetes, Europe-wide obesity, food, Health, Ian Campbell, International Association, International Association for the Study of Obesity, Junk food, Latvia, Lithuania, Liverpool, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition, obesity, Overweight, Portugal, Steve Ryan, stomach stapling, stomach surgery, surgery, Switzerland, Tim Lobstein
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Water aerobics helps with labour pains
Doing aqua-aerobics during pregnancy can ease the pain of childbirth, research shows. Women who did three classes a week were over twice as likely to decline an epidural, a study found. It is thought the stress-busting effect of exercise helped. Researchers tracked the pregnancies of 71 women. Around half were asked to attend three 50-minute…
Posted in Birth choices, Complementary therapies, Labour and Birth
Tagged Aerobic exercise, Aerobics, Brazil, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Epidural, Gynaecology, Michael Heard, Midwife, obesity, obstetrician, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Sao Paulo, University of Campinas, Water aerobics
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Junk food ads facing TV ban
News archive The latest products and where to find them Product news archive Talk about it in our Discuss, Debate and Deliberate discussion forum 15th November Adverts for junk foods will not be shown before the 9pm watershed in a Government bid to tackle the rising levels of obesity. The proposal is contained in the Government’s…
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Tagged Bariatrics, Body shape, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition, obesity, Politics
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Mothers warned about yo-yo weight
27th July 2007 Women who gain or lose a lot of weight between pregnancies could be putting their baby at risk, according to research. The study was written by Dublin-based Jennifer Walsh, a specialist registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at Coombe Women’s Hospital, Dublin, and Deirdre Murphy, professor of obstetrics at Trinity College, University of…
Parents lack interest in children’s diets
New research has revealed that a third of parents are not interested in what their children are eating. The report on childhood obesity by consumer researchers Mintel, says that this equals 5.3 million so -called ‘relaxed parents’. The report identified other specific categories of parents including ‘indulging parents’ (17 per cent), who give their children what they want when…
Posted in Feeding your baby
Tagged Body shape, Childhood obesity, food, Healthy diet, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition, obesity
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Overweight mothers’ health risk
6th June 2006 Overweight mothers-to-be are risking the health of their unborn children and putting an extra strain on the NHS according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Teesside found a lack of readily available weight management guidance and support for obese mothers and called for pregnant women to have their height and weight monitored as a…
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Tagged Bariatrics, Body shape, consultant, Department of Health, food, Health, Home birth, John Wilkinson, maternity services, Metabolic disorders, Midwife, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nicola Heslehurst, Nutrition, obesity, Overweight, Pregnancy, stronger medical equipment, Ultrasound, University of Teesside
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A quarter of toddlers are overweight
11th June 2007 Nearly a quarter of all children under the age of three are either overweight or obese. Researchers from the Institute of Child Health at University College, London found that 18 per cent of toddlers are too heavy, and 5 per cent are classed as clinically obese. The research is based on data from The Millennium…
