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Study Debunks “Freshman 15″ as Myth
College students do gain weight during their years on campus, new research from Ohio State University has found, but at nowhere near the levels that are notoriously associated with those first years...
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Study: Kicking Cigarettes Early in Pregnancy Brings Big Benefits for Baby
A new study from Denmark suggests that moms who quit smoking right before or right after getting pregnant are more likely to give birth to normal-weight babies than women who continue to puff. Of the...
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Excessive Pregnancy Weight Gain a Childhood Obesity Risk
Mothers who gain an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy raise the risk that their babies will develop into overweight children, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine....
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Cutting Bottles Doesn’t Stop Toddler Weight Gain
Reducing the use of bottles with toddlers who are 12-15 months old won’t help stop them from gaining weight, even thought bottles use has been linked to weight issues in toddlers of that age. Reuters...
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Childhood Trauma, Teen Weight Issues Linked
Children who experience traumatic events including health problems in the family, family structure like divorce or inconsistent caregiving, or physical or emotional abuse are more likely to struggle...
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Screen Time, Weight Gain Linked Again in New Study
Children who spend a lot of time watching television or playing with smartphones or tablets are more likely to gain weight than kids who have less screen time, according to a new study. The new...
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Study: Kids Gain More Weight in Summertime
Despite the idea that kids would be playing and moving around outside during the summer months, new research from Harvard University shows that summertime is actually when kids are most at risk of...
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Healthier Pregnancies Are Possible for Obese Women, Study Finds
About 30 percent of reproductive-age women in the U.S. are currently classified as obese. And with obesity rates on the rise nationally, monitoring and understanding healthy weight gain during...
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Are You in Denial About Your Child’s Weight Gain?
We’ve all heard it before: obesity is a problem worldwide, especially in the United States and especially among children. If an individual is already overweight as a child, they are at a much greater...
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Family Stress Might Be Making Girls More Obese Than Boys
In hopes of preventing childhood obesity, researchers are collecting data to pinpoint every potential reason why children are becoming overweight. The latest study from the University of Houston...
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Hey Moms: Dads Gain Weight After Having Kids, Too!
Remember that whole “dad-bod” craze? Well, it turns out that the “postbaby body” really isn’t just a mom thing after all. According to a new study published in the American Journal of Men’s Health,...
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