Pro-obesity environment and genes could explain big rise in body weight

While genes can raise obesity risk, they interact with environment to drive up BMI, with environment likely contributing more, Norwegian study suggests.

Eating habits most important in weight gain in children

Some children gain weight faster than others. Eating habits seem to have far more to say than physical activity, research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology suggests.

Fetal Growth Affected By Coffee And Tea Consumption During Pregnancy

Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health…

Folic Acid Early In Pregnancy Reduces Severe Language Delay Risk In Offspring

Women who take folic acid supplements during their first eight weeks of pregnancy significantly reduce their babies’ risk of having severe language delay when they are three years old, researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)…

Folate Does Not Offer Protection Against Preterm Delivery, Study Finds

In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers presented findings that show that folate intake before and during pregnancy does not protect Norwegian women against spontaneous preterm delivery…

Folate Does Not Offer Protection Against Preterm Delivery, Study Finds

In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers presented findings that show that folate intake before and during pregnancy does not protect Norwegian women against spontaneous preterm delivery…

Pregnancy And Organic Food

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant? Is it just certain groups? What kind of organic foods are most popular