Infant Weight Gain

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  Are Smoked And Barbequed Meats Bad For Your Health? Nutritionist Reveals The Answer

  According to nutritionists, smoking, frying, grilling, barbequing, baking, and roasting at high temperatures "produces loads of HCAs (basically nasty chemicals) in meats."

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  Ever Wondered Whether Non-Vegetarian Foods Are Fattening? Anjali Mukerjee Has Something To Share

  Anjali shares that white meats are also good source of protein while fish carries omega-3 fatty acids.

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  Father's Day 2019: Why Having A Father Figure Is Important For Children

  Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.

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  Toddlers With Sweet Tooth May Gain Unhealthy Weight: Study

  For the study, researchers asked 209 low-income mothers to have each child fast for one hour, then eat a substantial lunch.

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  Overfed Foetus May Become an Overweight Adolescent

  Being over weight at birth also corresponded to the increase of fat mass in children at ages 9 and 17.

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  Infant weight gain linked to type of formula feeds

  The kind of formula milk for babies impacts their weight gain and their future risk of developing obesity, diabetes and other diseases.

• Babies at creche gain more weight

  Infants cared by someone other than parents are more exposed to unfavourable feeding practices resulting in weight gain during the first year of life.

• Infant weight gain tied to wheezing and asthma risk

  Heavier infants are more likely to develop recurrent wheezing by the age of three years, which puts them at increased risk of asthma later on.

• Massage improves weight gain in preterm infants

  Moderate-pressure massage therapy increases weight gain in preterm infants by improving stomach motion

• Weight gain in pregnancy

  A newborn's birth weight and a mother's weight after pregnancy is influenced not just by how much weight she gains during pregnancy, but also by the source of her excess weight.

• Weight gain in premature females

  Among the low birth weight infants including those born prematurely, females apparently are better able to "catch up" in size with their normal birthweight peers by age 20 according to researchers. A similar burst of growth in young adolescents does not seem to occur as often among boys born prematurely.

• Risk of high BP in children

  Small baby boys who are thin at birth and gain weight rapidly in childhood and adolescence appear to be at a higher risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. These higher blood pressure levels may contribute to heart disease later in life.

• Health risks in obese children

  Rapid weight gain in early childhood can predispose to high blood pressure in later life, putting the person at risk of early heart disease. Past studies have identified that low birth weight itself is a risk factor for high blood pressure later in life causing many experts to suggest that a person's blood pressure is set during the very beginning...