Too fat? Too thin? Getting pregnant may be harder
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Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality, research on nearly 1,600 young Danish men has found. Being too thin is a problem, too.
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Overweight women on the Pill dramatically increase their chances of getting pregnant, scientists revealed today. A woman who is overweight or obese is
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Underweight women are 72% more likely to miscarry in the first three months of pregnancy, a study suggests.
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Australian researchers have found a fatty diet damages eggs in the ovaries and prevents them from becoming healthy embryos, a finding they say may explain why obese women are often infertile.
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NEW YORK  - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.
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Women who stay active early in pregnancy may have lower cholesterol than those who take it easy, new research suggests.
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Being overweight negatively affects fertility in both men and women, according to two recently released studies, the AP/Yahoo! News reports.
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Overweight and obese women are 60 to 70 per cent more likely to get pregnant while taking an oral contraceptive than the women of normal weight, a new study shows.
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A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - When women who have diabetes or  are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased  likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery, according  to a new report.
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Women who eat low-fat dairy foods may have a higher risk of infertility than those who treat themselves to full-fat ice cream or cheese, surprised U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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When it comes to heart disease, being  fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study  of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
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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.
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Drinking whole milk and eating ice cream may help women to conceive, but low-fat dairy foods may increase infertility risk, says a U.S. study.   However, lead author Dr.
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The heavier a woman is when she  becomes pregnant, the less likely she is to stick with  breast-feeding long-term, a new study from Denmark shows.
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Being fit appears to be far more important than being thin for decreasing the risk of heart disease, while the opposite seems to be the case for diabetes, according to two new studies.
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While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one.