Mum's diet shapes a child's future weight
(www.news.com.au)AUSTRALIAN scientists have made the world-first discovery that a pregnant woman's diet determines whether her baby grows into a fat adult or a skinny one. The research suggests women who …
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Healthy living strategy launched
(news.bbc.co.uk)A £372m anti-obesity strategy aimed at "transforming the environment" in which people in England live has been launched by the government. Ministers said support and information, rather than "hectoring and …
Research links caffeine to miscarriage
(www.abc.net.au)The latest research shows that consuming high levels of caffeine early in pregnancy can significantly increase the risk of miscarriage. Researchers in the United States looked at just over 1 …
Pregnant women should limit caffeine i…
(www.abc.net.au)Pregnant women have long been warned of the dangers of drinking, smoking and drug use. But now researchers in the United States say caffeine could be just as harmful. Research …
Caffeine doubles miscarriage risk - study
(www.news.com.au)PREGNANT women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, US researchers say. They said …
Study shows link between caffeine and …
(www.abc.net.au)US researchers say they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated …
Oil, fish help pregnant mums protect kids
(www.news.com.au)PREGNANT women who eat a Mediterranean diet may be protecting their baby from eczema and allergies in childhood, new research suggests. A study by Greek doctors found that children of …
More women need folic acid supplements…
(feeds.reuters.com)WASHINGTON (Reuters)-More U.S.women are taking daily supplements of folic acid, a B vitamin crucial to prevent some major birth defects, but the number remains too low, federal health officials said …
More women need folic acid supplements…
(feeds.reuters.com)WASHINGTON (Reuters)-More U.S.women are taking daily supplements of folic acid, a B vitamin crucial to prevent some major birth defects, but the number remains too low, federal health officials said …
Women of childbearing age don't take f…
(feeds.reuters.com)NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Although all women of childbearing age are recommended to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent possible birth defects should they become pregnant, findings from …
Vitamin D urged in pregnant women
(news.bbc.co.uk)Pregnant or breastfeeding women need to boost their intake of vitamin D in the winter months, says the government. The advice comes after doctors warned they were seeing increasing cases …
Folic acid consumption has declined in…
(feeds.reuters.com)NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-While folic acid consumption by women of childbearing age in the U.S.increased substantially after the fortification of enriched-grain foods was mandated in 1998, it has since dropped …
Doctors urge folic acid progress
(news.bbc.co.uk)A group of UK doctors has urged the government to proceed with the move towards fortifying flour with folic acid to prevent birth defects. The Food Standards Agency approved the …
Folic acid's baby benefits grow
(www.thestar.com)Study: As many as half of certain birth defects could be prevented if women of childbearing age consumed an adequate amount of folic acid, according to new clinical guidelines released …
Lifestyle, diet can be pro creation
(feeds.latimes.com)Researchers are finding that women can boost fertility with a few simple changes. Home remedies to boost the odds of becoming pregnant include thinking positive thoughts and placing a pink …
Poor nutrition in utero, heavy child t…
(feeds.latimes.com)Studies show that a mother’s diet can cause changes in the fetal brain that may affect a person’s appetite control
Living for two
(feeds.latimes.com)Mounting evidence suggests that fetuses are surprisingly susceptible to outside influences such as food, environmental pollutants, even stress. IF Aly Hartman could have placed herself in a protective bubble for …
Breast-feeding linked to heart-health …
(feeds.reuters.com)ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters)-The list of health benefits to children who were breast-fed as babies is growing, with research unveiled on Monday showing they are more likely as adults to have …
Young scientist wins award for study o…
(www.abc.net.au)A young South Australian woman who proved a link between obesity and infertility has been honoured as the state's Young Investigator of the Year. While there is much anecdotal evidence …
Pregnant women unaware of listeria ris…
(www.abc.net.au)The National Food Authority has urged medical professionals to make sure their pregnant patients know about the risk of contracting the food-borne disease, listeria. A survey of pregnant women done …
Doubts over pregnancy drink ban
(news.bbc.co.uk)Women should decide for themselves if they want to drink small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy, a doctor says. Obstetrician Pat O'Brien said experts should not be making a value …
Folic acid use declining among Latinas
(feeds.latimes.com)Health officials worry that there could be a corresponding rise in birth defects. Use of vitamins with folic acid--a dietary supplement that can prevent neural tube birth defects--declined among Latinas …
Industry Money Fans Debate on Fish
(www.nytimes.com)MANY health advocates were surprised earlier this month when a children’s health coalition that includes federal agencies and professional medical associations contradicted government warnings about mercury contamination and recommended that …
Pregnant? Eat more fish
(feeds.feedburner.com)WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Pregnant and breast-feeding women should eat at least 12 ounces of fish and other seafood a week because the benefits for infant brain development outweigh any worries about mercury …
Pregnant? Eat more fish
(feeds.reuters.com)WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Pregnant and breast-feeding women should eat at least 12 ounces of fish and other seafood a week because the benefits for infant brain development outweigh any worries about mercury …
Eat well cash for mothers-to-be
(news.bbc.co.uk)Pregnant women will get about £200 paid into their bank account to spend on healthy food under a government initiative, the BBC has learned. From April 2009, expectant mothers in …