Pregnant women may want to get moving. New research finds regular exercise during pregnancy can lower a first time mom’s chances of having an overweight baby. The report shows working out at least three times a week cuts the odds of delivering a newborn that weighs too much (more than 8 pounds, 13 ounces), by [...]

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Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Jennifer – for winning last week’s giveaway for The Hot Mommy Next Door. Enjoy!

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Since it’s hot outside, I thought it would be a good time to give away a hot book!  The Hot Mommy Next Door: A Quick, Easy, and Effective Way to Drop Your Baby Weight and Achieve Your Personal Best After Pregnancy is written for moms by Alison M. Fadoul – a certified SPINNING® instructor and [...]

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If you’re overweight before you get pregnant, you may be more likely to have a child with asthma, according to a new study. Researchers found the the risk of asthma is 65 percent higher among children born to overweight mothers if one or both of the child’s parents have a history of the disease.
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Last week we told you about a study that showed babies born to obese moms are more likely to die early. Now British researchers say obese women are more likely to give birth to children with birth defects, including spina bifida, heart problems, and cleft palate. The report stresses obesity is a major health problem [...]

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Today’s post comes to us from one of my favorite fellow journalists, Heather Cabot of The Well Mom – a space for moms to gain encouragement and advice on nurturing themselves as well as they care for everyone else in their lives. You must visit her site – it’s fabulous!
Fitter After 40 – By Heather [...]

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Here’s more proof of what stress can do to your family’s health. New research from the University of Illinois finds millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their moms are stressed out and the kids turn to unhealthy comfort food to escape.
Researchers say the stress is [...]

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