A Survey Says A Fat Butt Is Better Than A Fat Stomach And What The Actual F*ck

We all know that being overweight or obese has long been stigmatized by our image-obsessed society, particularly for women. Bigger is bad and rolls are our enemy. But is there...

1 month ago - Scary Mommy

If Your Child's Pediatrician Makes Disparaging Comments About Their Body, Get A New Doctor

I have always hated doctor visits. Not because of the doctors personally, but the experience has never been pleasant. Never mind the needles for vaccines or having to fast for...

1 month ago - Scary Mommy

Effects of a novel mobile health intervention compared to a multi-component behaviour changing program on body mass index, physical capacities and stress parameters in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Less than 2% of overweight children and adolescents in Switzerland can participate in multi-component behaviour changing interventions , due to costs and lack of time. Stress...

2 monthes ago - BMC

Does Eating Faster Make You Obese?

Impulsiveness tied to faster eating in children and can lead to overweight and obesity. Also, cravings after sight and/or smell of food linked to inability to self-soothe in kids.

2 monthes ago - Medindia Health

Position Statement on the Identification and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in the Pediatric Population

2 monthes ago - Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Overweight and obesity in pregnancy: their impact on epigenetics

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Published online: 06 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41430-021-00905-6 Overweight and obesity in pregnancy: their impact on epigenetics

2 monthes ago - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 8 articles

Factors affecting the growth of children till the age of three years with overweight whose mothers have diabetes mellitus: A population-based cohort study

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy and childhood obesity is increasing worldwide. Factors affecting the growth of children with overweight whose mothers had...

2 monthes ago - BMC

Studies demonstrate health benefits of mangos, herbs, spices

Recent data suggest that mangos could help improve certain risk factors for chronic disease in patients who are overweight or obese, according to researchers. In addition, two...

2 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles

Ironing Out the Effects of Overweight and Obesity on Hepcidin Production during Pregnancy

Pregnancy has the highest iron demand of any physiological event occurring in adulthood, with each fetus carried to term requiring > 1000 mg Fe over the course of gestation ( 1...

2 monthes ago - Nutrition

Body Mass Index Adjusted for Pubertal Status and Metabolic Risk

In a recent cross-sectional population-based study across race, Bomberg et al found that adjusting for pubertal maturation in characterizing weight status reduced the...

3 monthes ago - The Journal of Pediatrics