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Pregnancy weight gain: What’s healthy?

From promoting your baby’s development to paving the way for post-pregnancy weight loss, here’s why pregnancy weight gain matters.
Like it or not, pregnancy weight gain is inevitable. Your baby’s growth and development depend on it. But eating for two isn’t a license to eat

double your normal amount of food. Use healthy lifestyle habits to [...]

Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Explained

Every woman who is expecting a child ponders pregnancy weight gain. Some take pregnancy as license to eat as much as they want. Others regard pregnancy pounds with disdain and worry that putting on weight during those nine months will forever ruin their figure.
Whatever your opinion about pregnancy weight gain, it pays to know how [...]

Mom’s Weight During Pregnancy Affects Her Daughter’s Risk Of Being Obese

A mother’s weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter’s risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study by Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
“The findings are especially important because of the growing epidemic [...]