Atkins diet helps foetus
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With low carb diets like Atkins being all the rage across the world, a new study has now indicated that pregnant women can also adhere to the diets as it might have a positive influence on the offspring.
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LONDON - High-fat, low-carb diets like Atkins may help people lose weight, but its side effects could lead to problems in the long term, a new review suggests.
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Eating fish during pregnancy has long-lasting benefits for the child, a UK study suggests.
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Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.
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Children whose mothers get  enough omega-3 fatty acid during pregnancy may have sharper  problem-solving skills in infancy, a small study suggests.
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PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed.
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U.S. News & World Report - Nearly all pregnant women know that they have to take prenatal supplements and stop smoking and drinking to protect the health of their unborn baby. But does it really make a difference to Baby if you gorge on ice cream and skimp on fruit, grilled chicken, and brown rice? Actually, yes. David Barker, a professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, explains the theory.
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A new, large study suggests that treating women who develop diabetes during pregnancy greatly reduces the chances that their baby will become obese during childhood.
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A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with epilepsy who have failed other treatments may be able to dramatically reduce their number of seizures by following a modified Atkins-like diet, Johns Hopkins researchers report.
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MOTHERS-TO-BE are today warned a supplement essential for healthy babies could double their risk of breast cancer. Early results from a scientific study suggest the long-term affects of women taking folic
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NEW YORK  - Mothers with low levels of  vitamin B12 in their blood are at increased risk of having an  infant with spina bifida -- a birth defect in which the spinal  cord fails to form properly, Dutch researchers report.
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Doctors save the life of a baby by giving her eight blood transfusions in the womb via her umbilical cord.
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More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers said Friday that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.
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Nutritionists have cast doubt on a Lancet study showing cutting out &quot;bad&quot; carbohydrates leads to weight-loss. Research on rats by Boston Children&#39;s Hospital showed the diet, which promotes foods with a low glycaemic index (GI) score - could be beneficial.
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02/11/2004 The Atkins diet is facing a backlash, and now the weight-loss plan is in the crosshairs of aggrieved patients and a pro-vegetarian group raising questions about its safety - and bent on suing it out of existence.
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Foetal medicine pioneer attacks unnecessary and expensive treatments.