Archive for category Obesity news & reviews
Exercises during pregnancy slims babies
Posted by Ivan in Obesity news & reviews on April 6, 2010
Exercises during pregnancy can get out weight problems from your baby. It helps to control embryo weight inside uterus.
It’s known fact that obese mothers usually bear large babies. They have increased risk of health problems in future life. Recent researches shown that light exercises during pregnancy can decrease baby weight.
Scientists from the Univercity of Auckland and Northern Arizona University recruited pregnant women, half of whom were asked to use exercise bikes for five 40 minute sessions each week. They ask women to maintain the programme until at least the 36th week of pregnancy.
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Seaweed could reduce fat intake
Posted by Ivan in Obesity news & reviews on March 23, 2010
The team of british scientists has found that seaweed added to backery and other fat containing products can reduce fat absorbtion but up to 75%.
It’s obvious that reducing your fat intake is very good for overall weight loss. Recommended daily fat intake depends on your age, constitution and lifestyle. So if your fat intake is too high you should reduce it somehow. Read the rest of this entry »
Obesity and Infertility connection discovered
Posted by Ivan in Obesity news & reviews on October 19, 2009
According to new research of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine women who become obese by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than women who gain excess weight when they are older.
1538 women who were undergoing bariatric surgery at United States clinics completed surveys about their medical and sexual histories.
Only 30% of that group are plan to become pregnant after bariatric surgery. Probably the main reason for this is weight gain during pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »
Late life weight gain increase disability risk
Posted by Ivan in Obesity news & reviews on June 28, 2009
According to new research from Italy, being obese in old age is associated with a greater likelihood of being disabled and speedier age-related decline.
Researches looked at 2,910 men and women 65 or older, all of whom had reported how much they weighed at age 50 (but not whether or not they were disabled at this age). The researchers defined disability as having difficulty performing at least one activity of daily living, such as showering or dressing oneself.
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