Background and Objective: The goal of this research is to better understand the link between maternal obesity risk for problems during pregnancy. To learn how prenatal body mass index correlates with labor outcomes. study examine BMI affects health newborn. Method: This prospective observational was performed by Department OBG, Surabhi Institute Medical Sciences, Siddipet, Telangana, India, Jan...

Interoception refers to the process of identifying and listening internal bodily signals, which may be a modifiable determinant appetite regulation weight gain. The objective was examine whether extent self-reported interoception is associated with higher BMI explained by eating behavior traits. UK adults (N = 1181, 49% female, 53% overweight/obesity) completed validated self-report measures in...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relation of total body weight to longevity and mortality. The MEDLINE database was searched for data that allow analysis of the relationship between absolute body weight and longevity or mortality. Additional data were used involving US veterans and baseball players. Trend lines of age at death versus body weight are presented. Findings show absolute...

The number of Americans who are overweight or obese has reached epidemic proportions. Elevated weight is associated with health problems and increased medical expenditures. This paper analyzes Waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions to investigate the role of alcohol consumption in weight gain. Alcohol is not only an addictive substance but also a ...

For estimating genetic parameters for body weight traits in Kourdi sheep data were collected from 1996 to 2013 in Kourdi Breeding Station in Northern Khorasan province of Iran. Studied traits were birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), six-month weight (6MW), nine-month weight (9MW) and yearling weight (YW). The fixed effects in the model were lambing year, sex, type of birth and age of dam. (...