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• You Are What Your Mother Didn't Eat

  My mother always told me I was made of spinach - because that's what she ate during her pregnancy. Constantly. To the point where my father threatened not to come home for dinner again, lest he be presented with yet another plate of green stuff coated in cream sauce or sauted in olive oil.  It turns out, I'm only partially right. A new study says the genes of a fetus can mutate in the womb, based on what a mother ISN'T eating. Read More... Posted Apr 16 2009, 01:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: health, pregnancy, nutrition, eating, fetus, Jeanne Sager, they say, womb, pregorexia, eating for two, pregnancy weight

• They Say: Fat-Eating Pregos Make for Fat-Loving Kids

  Tired of hearing your mom comment on the size of your butt? Tell her it's her fault. A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience says women who indulge in fat-laden foods during pregnancy are setting the stage for parenting a child who will constantly struggle with his or her weight. Read More... Posted Nov 17 2008, 03:39 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, fat, childhood obesity, research, study, weight, brain development, fetal development, Jeanne Sager, they say, eating for two, fatty foods

• What's Worse, Getting Fat or Getting Pregnant?

  Been on a diet lately? If pregnancy's in your future, you might find the scale climbing a lot higher than you thought. A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association this month shows women with a history of dieting are more likely to gain weight. Following 1,200 expectant moms, researchers from the University of North Carolina determined it doesn't matter what you weigh when the sperm meets the egg. It's your history that counts. Ironically, in the same month, the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care claims women are more afraid of gaining weight than they are of getting pregnant. That's what's driving their birth control decisions. It was what they call a "snapshot" study with just 55 women, but together the two offer a look at the delicate balance too many of us are trying to strike in our lives.   Read More... Posted Oct 09 2008, 10:08 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: birth control, morning sickness, getting pregnant, ben & jerry's, moose, nausea, Jeanne Sager, bulimia, chemotherapy, eating disorder, Stephanie Klein, hyperemisis gravidarum, eating for two, weight gain in pregnancy, Greek Tragedy, getting fat, eating in pregnancy, pregorexic