Obese mothers-to-be 'burden NHS'
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Obese mothers-to-be need significantly more NHS care than pregnant women of a healthy weight, a study says.
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A Conservative Party review targets public health issues like obesity as a top priority for the NHS in England.
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The NHS will be at risk unless more is done to combat obesity and increase productivity, a landmark report says.
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Very obese women should be denied access to fertility treatment, experts are recommending.
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Parents in Scotland are urged to live healthier lifestyles in a bid to address childhood obesity.
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Obese pregnant women can avoid  weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their  babies, a small study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Overweight and obese women are   less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding   their infants for six months or longer, a study from Australia   shows.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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Women who are obese are more likely to experience brain tissue loss, an early sign of dementia, researchers find.
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NEW YORK  - Children born to mothers who developed diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers, according to a new study.
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Women who gain weight between pregnancies raise their risk of suffering from complications such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stillbirth, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports.
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Women who gain as little as 7 pounds between pregnancies can put themselves and their babies at medical risk, even if they don't become overweight, suggests a provocative study of thousands of women.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are at a greater risk of dying of their disease than women of normal weight.
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Severely overweight women should be   denied access to free fertility treatment in England and Wales   and obese women must lose weight before being offered the   chance to try IVF, experts said on Wednesday.
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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.