How sleep affects your weight and health Can getting too little sleep make you fat? Or undermine your weight loss efforts? On the flip side, can adequate sleep help keep you svelte? It may sound farfetched, but a number of studies over the last several years have suggested such a connection. Recently, a large study […]
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18 months ago Harriet Jenkins, 25, weighed 364 lbs (165 kg). But a lot has changed since then. Harriet has joined a slimming group and 18 months later she lost 10 dress sizes. She has reached 161 lbs (73 kg), perfect weight for her 5ft 8in height. Harriet got the teaching job she dreamed about, […]
One of the main evidence is the proper course of pregnancy weight gain according to accepted standards. The optimal weight gain during pregnancy – is 10-14 kg. Gain weight during pregnancy is composed of several indicators: the weight of the baby, uterus, amniotic fluid, placenta, and increased mammary glands, blood volume, and, of course, there […]