Topic: Hawaii

Fat Chance: Nipping Childhood Obesity in the Bud

Scientific American - 886 days ago
Yet another reason for women to make sure they eat right, exercise and get proper medical care while pregnant: The good news, according to researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (CHR) in Portland, Ore., and Honolulu: In fact, says ...

Ethnic Variation of Diabetes Prevalence Studied

Modern Medicine - 961 days ago
A number of racial and ethnic groups showed a higher diabetes prevalence compared with Caucasians, even among those who were not overweight or obese, according to research published in a 2009 Ethnicity & Disease.. Gertraud Maskarinec, M.D., of the University of Hawaii ...

Gestational Weight Gain Linked to Infant Birth Weight

Modern Medicine - 1189 days ago
The risk of fetal macrosomia, or high birth weight, significantly increases with increasing maternal glycemia levels, and is nearly doubled among pregnant women with weight gain over 40 pounds, according to research published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.. Teresa ...

If Mom Has Gestational Diabetes, Kids May Become Obese

About.com - 1622 days ago
Can a mom's high blood glucose levels during pregnancy place her child at risk for obesity during childhood? The study, Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Imprinting: The Ongoing Effects of Maternal Hyperglycemia, conducted at Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research Northwest and Hawaii ...