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Overweight or obese pregnant women who believe they are “eating for two” are more likely to gain too much weight, a new study shows.
Researchers cautioned that gaining too much weight during pregnancy could lead to long-term weight problems, as well as premature delivery. They suggested that women be counseled on their weight gain limits before or shortly after they become pregnant.
“Women who closely monitor their weight gain during pregnancy can prevent future complications,” study leader Cynthia Chuang, an associate professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, said in a university news release.
In conducting the study, the researchers questioned 29 overweight or obese women who had recently given birth about their diet, whether or not they had morning sickness, and when they exercised during their pregnancy.
Experts recommend that women who are a normal weight gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. Overweight women should gain 15 to 25 pounds, and obese women should gain only 11 to 20 pounds.
The women who gained more than the recommended amount of weight believed they were “eating for two.” The researchers noted these women exercised less than usual while they were pregnant, made less healthy food choices and gave in to their cravings.
Meanwhile, the women who gained the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancy followed a meal plan and were careful about their food choices. They also didn’t increase the amount of calories they consumed daily and exercised just as much or more as they did before they became pregnant.
“Overall, the women were more goal-oriented in terms of regulating weight during pregnancy,” Chuang noted.
Although about half of the women kept track of their weight gain throughout their pregnancy, none of the women who gained too much weight got the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week.
Women who are a normal weight should consume only 300 extra calories per day while pregnant, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Women who are overweight or obese should consume even fewer extra calories.
source:health.comPregnant Women Who Believe They’re ‘Eating for Two’ Can Gain Too Much Weight
Overweight or obese pregnant women who believe they are “eating for two” are more likely to gain too much weight, a new study shows.
Researchers cautioned that gaining too much weight during pregnancy could lead to long-term weight problems, as well as premature delivery. They suggested that women be counseled on their weight gain limits before or shortly after they become pregnant.
“Women who closely monitor their weight gain during pregnancy can prevent future complications,” study leader Cynthia Chuang, an associate professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, said in a university news release.
In conducting the study, the researchers questioned 29 overweight or obese women who had recently given birth about their diet, whether or not they had morning sickness, and when they exercised during their pregnancy.
Experts recommend that women who are a normal weight gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. Overweight women should gain 15 to 25 pounds, and obese women should gain only 11 to 20 pounds.
The women who gained more than the recommended amount of weight believed they were “eating for two.” The researchers noted these women exercised less than usual while they were pregnant, made less healthy food choices and gave in to their cravings.
Meanwhile, the women who gained the recommended amount of weight during their pregnancy followed a meal plan and were careful about their food choices. They also didn’t increase the amount of calories they consumed daily and exercised just as much or more as they did before they became pregnant.
“Overall, the women were more goal-oriented in terms of regulating weight during pregnancy,” Chuang noted.
Although about half of the women kept track of their weight gain throughout their pregnancy, none of the women who gained too much weight got the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week.
Women who are a normal weight should consume only 300 extra calories per day while pregnant, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Women who are overweight or obese should consume even fewer extra calories.
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Russia tightened its grip around Ukraine's eastern Crimean region Monday, drawing condemnation from Western nations and heightening fears of war.
Moscow's G8 partners have condemned its military buildup in the country, demanding that it withdraw. Ukraine's new leaders accused Moscow of declaring war, and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned that blood could be spilled amid growing instability in the neighboring nation.
Ukraine's shaky new government has mobilized troops and called up military reservists as officials say signs of Russian military intervention in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula -- an autonomous region of eastern Ukraine with strong loyalty to Russia -- are clear.
Speaking at a visit to Switzerland on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who spoke with his Chinese counterpart Monday about the crisis, accused Ukraine's new authorities -- in place since President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last week -- of attacking minorities and violating human rights.
The opposition ... has fulfilled nothing," Russian state news agency ITAR Tass quoted Lavrov as saying. "Illegal weapons have not been handed in, administrative buildings and streets in Kiev have not been fully freed, and radicals continue to control the capital."
A senior U.S. administration official told CNN on Sunday that Russian forces "have complete operational control of the Crimean Peninsula." The official said the U.S. estimates there are 6,000 Russian ground and naval forces in the region.
"There is no question that they are in an occupation position -- flying in reinforcements and settling in," another senior administration official said.
Camouflaged and unidentified
Ukrainian border guards on Monday reported a buildup of armored vehicles on the Russian side of a narrow sea channel dividing Russia and Crimea, Reuters reported, citing a border guard spokesman.
He said that Russian ships had been moving in and around the port city of Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet has a base, and that Russian forces had blocked mobile telephone service in some areas. The buildup of Russian armor was near a ferry port on the Russian side of the Kerch Channel, opposite the Ukrainian city of Kerch.
Meanwhile, The Ukrainian State Border Security Service said there had been several attacks on border posts in eastern Crimea just along the border with Russia.
In a statement on its website, it said men, wearing unidentified camouflage uniforms, were carrying out the attacks, such as one on the Kerch border post, where doors and windows were broken and phone lines were destroyed late Sunday.
Also on Sunday night, armed men in unidentified camouflage uniforms tried to enter the arms depot in Ukraine's Belbek military base near Sevastopol, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Ukrainian forces at the base shot into the air to warn them off, but the unidentified men used sound grenades, and one of the Ukrainian commanders was wounded as a result, Vladislav Seleznev, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman in Crimea, told CNN.
The attackers gained access to the base, but Ukrainian troops retain control of the weapons depot and administration building. Seleznev added there have been negotiations.
source: cnn.com
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Russia blasted for military buildup in Ukraine's Crimea
Russia tightened its grip around Ukraine's eastern Crimean region Monday, drawing condemnation from Western nations and heightening fears of war.
Moscow's G8 partners have condemned its military buildup in the country, demanding that it withdraw. Ukraine's new leaders accused Moscow of declaring war, and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned that blood could be spilled amid growing instability in the neighboring nation.
Ukraine's shaky new government has mobilized troops and called up military reservists as officials say signs of Russian military intervention in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula -- an autonomous region of eastern Ukraine with strong loyalty to Russia -- are clear.
Speaking at a visit to Switzerland on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who spoke with his Chinese counterpart Monday about the crisis, accused Ukraine's new authorities -- in place since President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last week -- of attacking minorities and violating human rights.
The opposition ... has fulfilled nothing," Russian state news agency ITAR Tass quoted Lavrov as saying. "Illegal weapons have not been handed in, administrative buildings and streets in Kiev have not been fully freed, and radicals continue to control the capital."
A senior U.S. administration official told CNN on Sunday that Russian forces "have complete operational control of the Crimean Peninsula." The official said the U.S. estimates there are 6,000 Russian ground and naval forces in the region.
"There is no question that they are in an occupation position -- flying in reinforcements and settling in," another senior administration official said.
Camouflaged and unidentified
Ukrainian border guards on Monday reported a buildup of armored vehicles on the Russian side of a narrow sea channel dividing Russia and Crimea, Reuters reported, citing a border guard spokesman.
He said that Russian ships had been moving in and around the port city of Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet has a base, and that Russian forces had blocked mobile telephone service in some areas. The buildup of Russian armor was near a ferry port on the Russian side of the Kerch Channel, opposite the Ukrainian city of Kerch.
Meanwhile, The Ukrainian State Border Security Service said there had been several attacks on border posts in eastern Crimea just along the border with Russia.
In a statement on its website, it said men, wearing unidentified camouflage uniforms, were carrying out the attacks, such as one on the Kerch border post, where doors and windows were broken and phone lines were destroyed late Sunday.
Also on Sunday night, armed men in unidentified camouflage uniforms tried to enter the arms depot in Ukraine's Belbek military base near Sevastopol, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Ukrainian forces at the base shot into the air to warn them off, but the unidentified men used sound grenades, and one of the Ukrainian commanders was wounded as a result, Vladislav Seleznev, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman in Crimea, told CNN.
The attackers gained access to the base, but Ukrainian troops retain control of the weapons depot and administration building. Seleznev added there have been negotiations.
source: cnn.com
source: cnn.com
OS ANGELES — As host of the 86th Academy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres will be steering a barrage of celebrities onstage Sunday to present the coveted Oscar statuettes. They will join several musicians, who will perform tunes from the Best Song category and tributes.The Oscars ceremony — which has a "heroes" theme to honor new and old movie heroes, superheroes and animated heroes — airs on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET from Dolby Theatre.SEE ALSO: The Oscars Will Be Live Streamed for First Time EverWe've assembled the following list of everyone you'll see to help you win Oscars Bingo or to make planning your Oscars drinking game a bit easier. Cheers!
Performers
IMAGE: MATT SAYLES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pharrell Williams, performing "Happy" from Despicable Me 2
Idina Menzel, performing "Let It Go" from Frozen
U2, performing "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Karen O, performing "The Moon Song" from Her
Bette Midler, possibly performing the In Memoriam or "heroes" medley
Pink, possibly performing a "heroes" medley (cue her acrobatics) or In Memoriam
Rumored: Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft, during the tribute to The Wizard Of Oz
Oscars 2014: Your Complete List of All Performers and Presenters
OS ANGELES — As host of the 86th Academy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres will be steering a barrage of celebrities onstage Sunday to present the coveted Oscar statuettes. They will join several musicians, who will perform tunes from the Best Song category and tributes.The Oscars ceremony — which has a "heroes" theme to honor new and old movie heroes, superheroes and animated heroes — airs on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET from Dolby Theatre.SEE ALSO: The Oscars Will Be Live Streamed for First Time EverWe've assembled the following list of everyone you'll see to help you win Oscars Bingo or to make planning your Oscars drinking game a bit easier. Cheers!
Performers
IMAGE: MATT SAYLES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pharrell Williams, performing "Happy" from Despicable Me 2
Idina Menzel, performing "Let It Go" from Frozen
U2, performing "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Karen O, performing "The Moon Song" from Her
Bette Midler, possibly performing the In Memoriam or "heroes" medley
Pink, possibly performing a "heroes" medley (cue her acrobatics) or In Memoriam
Rumored: Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft, during the tribute to The Wizard Of Oz
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