Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Nutrition Notes: Does Pregnancy Affect Long-term Weight Control? (Kansas City InfoZine)

By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Seventy-three percent of obese women studied in a Swedish obesity clinic identified weight gain in pregnancy as an important element in their long-term weight control. On average, the women reported retaining more than 22 pounds after each pregnancy. Such large weight gains after pregnancy are not typical and research shows that most women retain about one pound ...

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