Baby fat: When to rejoice, when to worry
240125
New parents learn quickly that everyone has something to say about a pudgy baby, with remarks ranging from harmless ("Look at those chubby cheeks") to hurtful ("Isn't he a little big for his age?").
339636
NEW YORK, June 3 -- The ordinary observer might assume that the thoughts of Rainen Solomon, a burbling 17-month-old in powder-blue shorts, hew to basics, like "hungry" and " very hungry." Derek Ogilvie, a.k.a. the Baby Mind Reader, is picking up more complicated signals.
196585
MANY parents do not realise their children are overweight even when they actually become obese, researchers said today. Rates of obesity in adults and children have soared in recent years, with more than half of Britons now overweight.
459194
Babies who are born heavy and grow  fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by  the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000  children in Hong Kong has shown.
72503
THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
271913
Weight gain above guidelines  during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and  infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse  outcomes.
747697
Overweight women are known to  have a greater chance of giving birth to a larger-than-normal  baby. But new research suggests that these odds stay higher  even when a woman loses weight before pregnancy.
688761
Scientists reported today  they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to both melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes.
374441
Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they&#039;re fat?
440015
NEW YORK  - Many parents of children classified as overweight or even extremely overweight do not perceive their child as being excessively heavy, with some wrongly believing that their child is "about the right weight," new research suggests.
186603
Obesity is considered a major public-health problem, but many scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.
348917
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Stressed-out pregnant women may carry smaller-than-average babies, a new study finds.
545877
Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
679812
Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
716782
Nutrition, obsession, global business:  an exploration of our second most basic desire.
689703
Consistently getting a good night&#39;s sleep may be one of the answers to maintaining a healthy weight, if early research findings are correct.
149819
Researchers surveyed parents of 277 children and found only a quarter of them recognised when their offspring were overweight. Where children were obese, a third of mothers and 57% of fathers thought they