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Obesity Before Pregnancy Linked To Childhood Weight Problems - Pregnancy And Baby
Results of the study, which included more than 3,000 children, suggest that a child is far more likely to be overweight at a very young age — at 2 or 3 years old — if his mother was overweight or obese before she became pregnant. A child is also at greater risk of becoming overweight if he is born to a black or Hispanic mother, or to a mother who smoked during her pregnancy.
And there’s a good chance that an overweight child will stay overweight for the rest of his or her life.
(Full Story - Via Google Search: pregnancy.)
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Hidden Appetite
Former New York Times food critic Ruth Reichl talks about the disguises she used, the madness of $500 meals and why restaurants are the great levelers.
Normally, a food critic wouldn’t really interest me, but Ruth Reichl just so happens to be an interesting person. The article highlights her new book, Garlic and Sapphires, and shows a much different look at the world of being a food critic. Reichl appears to be quite an observant and thoughtful person, as shown in this quote from the article:
“If you’re a rich person, you could spend your whole life eating vegetables that had never been touched by pesticides, eating animals that had never been inside a factory, eating all the pristine and wonderful organic foods that I’m thrilled about,” says Reichl. “If you’re a poor person you’re pretty much relegated to overprocessed junk, factory animals and pesticide-laden vegetables.”
You can read the full story at Salon.com:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/04/10/ruth_reichl/
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