A new study on rats has determined that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant or breastfeeding have obesity-prone children. WebMD reports:
"The maternal diet seems to influence and trigger events early in the life of their offspring," study researcher Stephanie Bayol, PhD, tells WebMD. "We found that by the end of their adolescence, the offspring from the junk-food-fed animals had increased blood sugar, blood fat, and decreased insulin sensitivity — all of which are associated with overweight and diabetes."Bayol and colleagues at London’s Royal Veterinary College gave pregnant rats normal rat chow. But they also gave them free access to cookies, chocolate, doughnuts, muffins, potato chips, candy, and cheese.
In earlier studies, they showed that the offspring of these rats liked high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar foods better than other rats. But the new studies show that even when never fed junk food themselves, the rats whose mothers ate junk food durin...
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All wombs are not created equal and neither are pregnancies. Whether you have food cravings or aversions, nutrition is paramount for a healthy pregnancy. Staying within the recommended boundaries for pregnancy weight gain can lower your chances of pregnancy problems and increase your ability to lose the pregnancy weight fast.
A positive or negative pregnancy experience can either be considered the luck of the draw or our genetic makeup. But excessive weight gain during pregnan... more
by Teresa Brown
All wombs are not created equal and neither are pregnancies. Whether you have food cravings or aversions, nutrition is paramount for a healthy pregnancy. Staying within the recommended boundaries for pregnancy weight gain can lower your chances of pregnancy problems and increase your ability to lose the pregnancy weight fast.
You could be the one lucky Mom-to-be with no morning sickness but have intense food cravings. Or you could be the one, like my poor sister-in-law, with m... more
by Teresa Brown
All wombs are not created equal and neither are pregnancies. Whether you have food cravings or aversions, nutrition is paramount for a healthy pregnancy. Staying within the recommended boundaries for pregnancy weight gain can lower your chances of pregnancy problems and increase your ability to lose the pregnancy weight fast.
You could be the one lucky Mom-to-be with no morning sickness but have intense food cravings. Or you could be the one, like my poor sister-in-law, with m... more
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Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain believes that mercury—found in many childhood vaccines—is to blame for the increase in autism diagnoses in the United States. Jake Tapper of Political Punch has more:
At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that "there’s strong evidence" that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S. -- a position i... more
Eek! The Associated Press reports that one-third of U.S. workers are sleeping on the job. Take a look:
The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though they estimated they’d need roughly another 40 minutes of sleep to be at their best…
…While sleepy workers know they’re not performing as well as they could during the day, work is what’s keeping them up nights, according to the survey, which ... more
“If the current trend continues by the year 2030 all adults in the United States will be obese,” warns Dr. Fuhrman. Pretty scary, Dr. Fuhrman goes onto explain WHY this might happen. Take a look:
Americans have been among the first people worldwide to have the luxury of bombarding themselves with nutrient-deficient, high-calorie food, often called empty-calorie. By “empty-calorie,” I mean food that is deficient in nutrients and fiber. More Americans than ever before are e... more
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