In a recent study published in PLOS One, researchers reviewed current literature to determine correlations between human milk microbiota and maternal weight based on pregnancy and postpartum body mass ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The ability of a mother to identify a weight problem in her child appears to be dependent on her own weight, with overweight mothers tending to underestimate her child's ...

Excess gestational weight gain is linked to fetal overgrowth in pregnancies complicated by type 2 diabetes, and this association is intensified by poor glycemic control.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Underestimation of weight status increased while overestimation decreased among youth. Girls were less likely to ...

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 2017 on data from 15,129 adolescents in the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine the ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at how parents’ weight status may be linked to their child’s weight. MStudioImages/Getty Images Parents’ weight status in middle age can influence their child’s ...

According to Anouk Geraets, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg and the study’s lead author, the findings, published July 5 in the journal Child and Adolescent Obesity, help ...

The study will take place over four months, including eight weeks, where participants will eat a weight loss diet and sleep 8 hours per night in an oxygen tent, also called an altitude tent, which ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer spits out your body mass index (BMI) number.