By C.E. Huggins NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight and obese women who gain too few pounds, or even lose weight, during pregnancy may be putting their unborn child at risk, a new study suggests. “While many people recommend that weight loss in pregnancy, particularly for very obese women is ok . (there) may be adverse effects,” said Dr. Patrick Catalano, director of the Center for Reproductive Health at MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio. “We don’t have much data, in particular on body composition changes in overweight (or) obese women who lose weight,” said Catalano, who led the new study.

Your fight against breast cancer begins now—in the kitchen. While not all oncologists embrace the link between nutrition and a reduced risk, citing insufficient evidence, some researchers say there are certain “boob foods” women can include in an overall healthy diet that might improve the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Here’s a roundup of 5 of them.        

Researchers from The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island made an interesting discovery regarding a social gaming site’s link to weight loss. DietBet is an online commercial weight loss program that combines social influence with financial incentive, resulting in “significant” user weight loss. Published in JMIR Serious Games, Tricia Leahey, Ph.D. and her team at the The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center were interested in the results of DietBet and similar web-based programs. “Online social weight loss programs are accessible to large numbers of overweight and obese individuals who want to lose weight,” Leahey noted, “but there has been little research to date on whether such programs are effective, or just how much weight loss they generate.”

Title: A Judgmental Doctor May Make It Hard to Lose Weight
Category: Health News
Created: 2/19/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2014 12:00:00 AM

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – Nutrition and weight loss products company Herbalife Ltd lowered its forecast range for 2014 sales and again defended itself on Wednesday against allegations by billionaire investor William Ackman that its business is a fraud. Herbalife, embroiled in a dispute with Ackman who over the past 14 months has accused the company of being a pyramid scheme, discussed earnings projections and its response to a U.S. lawmaker’s inquiry into its business with analysts on a quarterly call. Sales are expected to grow between 7.5 percent and 9.5 percent this year, in part because of strong business in China. Investors said that may have added to pressure on Herbalife’s stock price, which closed down nearly 4 percent on Wednesday at $66.18 per share.

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For Australians over age 65 included in a new study, being obese raised the risk of experiencing a fall by 31 percent. “Falls are one of the most common causes of injury for older individuals and as the world population ages, the number of fall-related injuries are projected to increase rapidly,” said lead author Rebecca Mitchell. “Likewise, rates of overweight and obesity among older individuals are also increasing,” added Mitchell, a researcher with Neuroscience Research Australia at the University of New South Wales. Mitchell and her colleagues wanted to determine whether overweight and obesity added to the risk of falling among older adults, as well as the risk of being injured in a fall.