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Obese Women More Likely to Retain Baby Weight
It’s hard to lose weight after giving birth but obese women who gain more than the recommended weight during pregnancy may have an even harder time losing it, according to the largest study in the U.S. to examine the relationship between weight gain and pregnancy and weight retention.
The study, which was funded by the Centers for Disease Control, charted the weight loss progress of more than 1,600 obese pregnant women. The investigators found that 75 percent of the pregnant women gained too much weight during their pregnancy and the more weight they gained, the less chances they had at taking it off after giving birth.
In 2009, The Institute of Medicine recommended that obese women gain no more than 11 to 20 pounds during pregnancy. No
What do Veggies Have to Do with Weight Loss? Everything!
Natalie Maynor / CC BY 2.0If you’re looking to drop excess weight, look no further than the produce section of your grocer. Cruise around the fresh vegetable section and ask yourself, “Am I getting at least 3 servings of veggies every day?” If you answered “no”, sadly you’re not alone. According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 27% of adults meet that basic requirement, and just 33% eat at least two servings of fruit every day. It also depends upon your age. Veggie consumption begins to increase after the age of 45 as people start to make the veggie/fruit-better health connection. Just 14% of American adults meet both requirements. Continue reading…
4 Diet Food Programs Worth Your Dollar
With so many diet food programs out there, it can be difficult to navigate which ones really are worth your money. Here are some of the best ones that create weight loss, have food that is above average and are a reasonable price.
Diet Food Program #1: Jenny Craig
If you want a diet food program that requires very little preparation from you, Jenny Craig is a great option. It is a bit pricey at about $150 weekly, but that includes nearly all the food you will be eating. Jenny Craig food is one of the highest rated diet food programs and many say it is restaurant quality.
Vegetable Juice Helps People Increase Daily Veggie Intake
So says V8 100% Vegetable Juice, at this year’s International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables.
No surprise here, but experts estimate 80% of people worldwide don’t meet the recommended servings of vegetables each day.
And it’s probably going to get worse as McDonald’s, Double Stuff Oreos, Cool Ranch Doritos, and Pop-Tarts spread across the globe
After two studies, researchers claim drinking V8 helped participants meet the suggested 4 servings of vegetables per day.
A 12 week study revealed adults ages 40 to 65, drinking at least two cups of vegetable juice met the daily vegetable recommendations, plus the participants of the study were borderline hypertensive, and V8 helped lower their blood pressure.
In another study, also 12 weeks, overweight people who drank one to two servings of low sodium V8 shed an average of four pounds. Non-jui