Some people lose weight when breastfeeding, possibly due to the extra calories the body uses to produce milk. Many factors can impact a person’s weight, and some people do not lose weight while ...

Background: Ghrelin, a 28 amino-acid peptide mainly secreted by the stomach, displays different metabolic functions such as the regulation of food intake. Evidences about how early feeding mode could ...

A UNC Greensboro (UNCG) study following 299 women and their infants from pregnancy to toddlerhood examined mul ple psychological, biological, and social factors in the context of infants' rapid weight ...

It can be challenging to stick to the guidelines for pregnancy weight gain, especially when people encourage you to eat for two!

In addition to the breastfeeding assessment tools described here, other parameters that must also be assessed by health care professionals to assure that adequate milk transfer is occurring include: 1 ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. One of the schemes that unfolded in the original Mean Girls ...