Purpose: To summarize the evidence from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee Scientific Report, including new evidence from an updated search of the effects …

Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum
weight retention (PPWR) constitute new public health challenges, due to the association …

Obesity is now recognized as a worldwide epidemic. An inadequate diet and reduced
physical activity are acknowledged as the leading causes of excess body weight. Despite …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common, complex reproductive endocrinopathy
characterized by menstrual irregularities, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries …

Background: Clinical nutrition research often lacks robust markers of compliance,
complicating the interpretation of clinical trials and observational studies of free-living …

The current recommendations for prenatal exercise dose align with those from the American
College of Sports Medicine; 150 min of moderate intensity every week of pregnancy …

Introduction An increased metabolic demand during pregnancy is fulfilled by gaining
sufficient gestational weight. Women who gain inadequate-weight are at a high-risk of …

Introduction Serious health complications associated with excessive weight have been
documented for pregnant women and their babies during pregnancy, birth and beyond …

This paper presents two inter-dependent frameworks for understanding the etiology of
obesity and the regain of body and fat mass after weight loss. The 'Invisible Hand of …

Purpose To explore information available in the literature about the possible benefits
resulting from physical activity (PA) in non-risky pregnant women, repercussion on maternal …