• The American Council on Science and Health reports that four times more women than men are underweight. (livestrong.com)
  • Women between ages 18 and 24 and those ages 65 and older have twice the likelihood of being underweight than other age groups. (livestrong.com)
  • If you're underweight, or your daughter is, a health practitioner can prescribe a weight-gain program. (livestrong.com)
  • All the weight-gain tips for women are applicable to young girls, but parents of underweight children should consider a few additional guidelines, notes the Cleveland Clinic. (livestrong.com)
  • Approximately 44% of women who were underweight before pregnancy gained within the recommendations, compared with 39% of women who were normal weight, 26% of women who were overweight, and 24% of women with obesity before pregnancy. (cdc.gov)
  • Underweight women will need to gain more (28 to 40 pounds or 13 to 18 kilograms). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Report of a special panel on desired prenatal weight gains for underweight and normal weight women. (cdc.gov)
  • Securing the good nutritional status of women across the life course will in the long term reduce intrauterine growth restriction, child underweight and stunting. (who.int)
  • The study, first of its kind, found that obese pregnant women who followed a well-balanced diet and gained little or no weight had maternal-fetal outcomes that were equal to or better than those who gained substantial weight. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how much women weigh before they become pregnant, gaining between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy can improve the outcome of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In the study, conducted at several hospitals, the researchers followed 232 obese pregnant women, all of whom had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers concluded that obese pregnant women may be placed on a healthy, well balanced, monitored nutritional program without adverse maternal-fetal outcomes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It is the mindset of our specialty, and our society, that we need to have round, chubby pregnant women in order make sure they are healthy," adds Dr. Thornton. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Dr. Thornton's paper, "Perinatal Outcomes in Nutritionally Monitored Obese Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial," was published in the June issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association . (sciencedaily.com)
  • At the time of this study, the Institute of Medicine, an advisory body to the federal government, suggested that obese pregnant women gain about 15 pounds. (health.am)
  • Recently, though, the IOM set an upper limit for weight gain, and now suggests that obese pregnant women put on a minimum of 11 pounds and no more than 20. (health.am)
  • Some women are already overweight when they get pregnant. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Either way, a pregnant woman should not go on a diet or try to lose weight during pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Walking and swimming are generally safe, effective exercises for pregnant women. (medlineplus.gov)
  • There is a need to take a life-cycle approach and recognize the importance of optimal nutrition for women before they become pregnant in order to minimize the risks associated with malnutrition. (who.int)
  • 48% to 57%), and the greatest numbers are in south-eastern Asia (182 million women of reproductive age and 18 million pregnant women). (who.int)
  • The prevalence of anaemia in adolescent girls (15-19 years) can be even higher and exceeds 60% in Ghana, Mali and Senegal.3 Anaemia and iron deficiency, which are associated with a lower physical capacity and increased susceptibility to infections, need to be tackled before women become pregnant in order to reduce the risks of poor maternal health and low birth weight babies. (who.int)
  • And a subset, of course, of that population that's very interested would be women who are pregnant and women who may become pregnant. (cdc.gov)
  • The current study was undertaken to test whether these guidelines make a difference in maternal-fetal outcomes among obese women. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests. (health.am)
  • In a study of 1,656 obese women who gave birth over five years, researchers found that about three-quarters gained more than 15 pounds during pregnancy - which at the time was the recommended weight gain for obese women. (health.am)
  • We found that nearly three quarters of obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy - and the more weight they gain, the harder it is to lose," lead researcher Dr. Kimberly K. Vesco, of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon, said in a written statement. (health.am)
  • Because of the risks, experts recommend that obese women gain less than what is recommended for normal-weight women during pregnancy. (health.am)
  • We need to do a better job of helping obese women control weight gain during their pregnancies," Dr. Victor Stevens, another Kaiser Permanente researcher who worked on the study, said in the statement. (health.am)
  • Gestational weight gain was within the recommended range for 32% of women giving birth to full-term, singleton infants in 2015, with 48% gaining more weight and 21% less weight than recommended. (cdc.gov)
  • In its latest study on women in the corporate boardrooms of the world's largest companies, the research group found mixed performances in Asia, with China forging ahead and Japan and South Korea treading in place. (expatica.com)
  • Women make up about 50 percent of the world's population and 40 percent of the workforce, but only own 1.0 percent of the world's wealth, Anstey noted. (expatica.com)
  • Only 10 percent of the world's millionaires are women, making it difficult for women to wield the economic power that will create lasting equality. (skillsoft.com)
  • Between 2013 and 2016, women directed 42 pilots out of 348 - three were black and the rest were white. (vulture.com)
  • A sedentary lifestyle with very little or no physical inactivity also contributes to weight gain during this phase. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Working in collaboration with colleagues at other leading research institutions, the Rush investigators set out to determine how weight status (a person's weight classification using standard measurements) contributes to differences in postmenopausal weight gain among non-Hispanic Black women and non-Hispanic white women. (rush.edu)
  • and it would mean 12 extra pounds for a woman who gained 30 during pregnancy. (health.am)
  • Jayna Davis ebook entitled "Women's Weight Gain" is the ultimate guide for women who want to add extra pounds quickly. (fitnesstipsforlife.com)
  • Additionally, some treatments can send women into menopause , a time when some people tend to put on a few extra pounds. (healthline.com)
  • A 2023 study found differences in the breast cancer cells of women with a BMI over 30 and breast cancer cells in women with lower BMIs. (healthline.com)
  • Some men perceive their rights to withhold divorce under Jewish law as an appropriate tool to use to claw back some of the hard-won gains of the women's movement. (mayyimhayyim.org)
  • Moreover, women in the study group gained less weight, had fewer cesarean deliveries, were less likely to develop gestational diabetes, and retained less weight after they delivered than women in the control group. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Adding to her skepticism was the fact that women who develop gestational diabetes are routinely put on diets that effectively limit weight gain, with no ill effects. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Excessive weight gain is associated with greater risk for gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and other adverse conditions during pregnancy and complications of delivery for both mother and infant. (cdc.gov)
  • Half of the women followed conventional prenatal nutritional guidelines, which is essentially "eat to appetite" (control group). (sciencedaily.com)
  • And CWDI says there's a business interest there as well, arguing that a company with a high percentage of women on its board and senior management has a better financial performance. (expatica.com)
  • Deloitte's report surveyed 5,000 women from different countries and industries between November 2021 and February 2022. (cnbc.com)
  • The result, according to the Atlanta Constitution, was that these 5,000 or more women "practically fought their way foot by foot up Pennsylvania Avenue, through a surging mob that completely defied the Washington police, swamped the marchers, and broke their procession into little companies" and "they could only finish when Calvary troops from Ft. Meyer were called in to control the crowds. (ghostsofdc.org)
  • This is higher among women than men. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Those odds were increased eight-fold among women who gained more than 35 pounds during pregnancy. (health.am)
  • The gains among women in the House are likely to be minimal, ranging from the possibility of a small decline (if Democratic women lose a handful of toss-up races) to a gain of about five. (wgbh.org)
  • Reed Army Institute of Research, the among women worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, a 2021 study found that most women experienced an average weight gain of 1.2 kg (2.64 lb) during treatment for early-stage breast cancer. (healthline.com)
  • After menopause, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to experience weight gain than non-Hispanic white women, researchers at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging have found. (rush.edu)
  • These findings led the researchers to conclude that efforts should be made to reduce racial disparities in obesity, which will require a focus on preventing excess weight gain in Black women at earlier life stages, particularly those younger than age 40. (rush.edu)
  • Researchers believe it's common for people with breast cancer to gain some weight after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer. (healthline.com)
  • 40 pounds during pregnancy is not recommended for women having a singleton birth, regardless of the woman's height and prepregnancy weight. (cdc.gov)
  • She noted that the excess weight gain is not only a problem for women's future health, but can also boost the risk of pregnancy complications and difficult delivery. (health.am)
  • This finding suggests that efforts to reduce the disparity in postmenopausal weight gain in non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites should focus on preventing excess weight gain in non-Hispanic Black women who are normal weight at baseline. (rush.edu)
  • Although excess risk of weight gain in Black women relative to white women has been observed in younger women, this may be the first study to look at racial disparities in postmenopausal weight gain. (rush.edu)
  • According to Alabama-based nurse Diana Dowdy, excess facial hair can represent a particularly heavy burden for young women and teenagers. (reflectionscenter.com)
  • Besides iodine, iron, folic acid, zinc and vitamins A, B and D, the lipid-based Nutrient Supplement contains additional micronutrients as per guidelines of the Technical Advisory Group on Home Fortification ( http://hftag.gainhealth.org/products/lipid-based-nutrient-supplements-lns ) and GAIN Nutritional Guidelines for Complementary Foods and Complementary Food Supplements ( http://www.gainhealth.org/sites/www.gainhealth.org/files/GAIN%20IYCN%20g... ). (who.int)
  • This reality is perhaps the reason why governments have taken the route of legislated mandates to push companies for a more accelerated pace in promoting women to corporate leadership roles,' the report said. (expatica.com)
  • But with events like these, we will continue to build our momentum and hopefully empower more women in the future. (bisnow.com)
  • The momentum for more women on boards will change the face of the biggest companies in Europe, in the midst of the region's on-going financial crisis. (expatica.com)
  • Leading Australian law firm Clayton Utz has formally launched its national women lawyers' network MOMENTUM, underlining the firm's commitment to being an employer of choice for women. (claytonutz.com)
  • MOMENTUM aims to support women at Clayton Utz in building successful careers at the firm by promoting their professional and personal development as well as providing networking and relationship development opportunities. (claytonutz.com)
  • MOMENTUM is an important part of our commitment to being an employer of choice for women so Clayton Utz continues to attract, retain, develop and promote Australia's most talented female lawyers. (claytonutz.com)
  • Weight gain in women post 40 years is mainly due to the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal phase. (selfgrowth.com)
  • The study included data about 70,750 white and Black postmenopausal women, which was obtained from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, a long-term national health study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (rush.edu)
  • When we examined our findings within these categories of baseline weight status, non-Hispanic Black postmenopausal women who were normal weight at baseline were the most likely to gain weight in both crude and adjusted models," explains Christopher Ford, PhD, a researcher with the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging and lead author of the study. (rush.edu)
  • Prior studies have not looked at racial disparities in postmenopausal weight gain in Black and white women," says Ford. (rush.edu)
  • In these situations, rabbis developed strategies to try to minimize the suffering of these women, through establishing grounds to presume death or to validate the consent of a mentally ill man during moments of lucidity, but still many women remained agunot . (mayyimhayyim.org)
  • Your doctor can talk with you about strategies to reduce or minimize weight gain during and after treatment. (healthline.com)
  • In 2002, parties were required to field women for at least 30 percent of their congressional candidates, with the quota upped to 40 percent ahead of this election cycle. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • However, the law is widely flouted by parties willing to pay the requisite fines after the election, meaning that in many regions, barely a quarter of the candidates are women. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • Fourteen candidates, including one woman, were murdered in the run-up to local elections held in April - the first elections to be run by the Iraqis themselves without any international help since 2003. (unwomen.org)
  • Women candidates and their election trainer following a recent training in Kut. (unwomen.org)
  • The training provided by UN Women to us as women candidates was a good and positive step to broaden the women's culture. (unwomen.org)
  • Maryam is one of approximately 300 women candidates from five governorates who were trained by the Iraq Foundation and their local partners in the run-up to the local elections in Iraq on 20 April. (unwomen.org)
  • All political parties were asked to nominate their women candidates for training, but not all did. (unwomen.org)
  • If what is going on at the top of the ticket drives a big turnout for Democratic candidates, then Democratic women will fare well who are running down ballot," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute of Politics. (wgbh.org)
  • This approach can result in a gain of 1 to 2 pounds per week, which would add up to 4 to 8 pounds per month. (livestrong.com)
  • And Angie Asche, dietitian, owner of Eleat Sports Nutrition , and author of Fuel Your Body , reassures us that any extras in a female-oriented protein powder (like added vitamins) just plain aren't necessary. (greatist.com)
  • Best foods for gain - Find out what foods are loaded with the nutrition and calories you need to pack on pounds. (fitnesstipsforlife.com)
  • It turns out that weight gain has far more to do with activity patterns, nutrition and friends than it does with age. (wildwomenontop.com)
  • But with the right nutrition, you can experience rapid improvements and extraordinary gains. (raspberryketonebenefits.org)
  • As of April 2013 , female parliamentary representation in Arab States had reached 13.8 per cent, still the lowest in the world, but improving. (unwomen.org)
  • The global percentage of board seats held by women grew to 13.8 percent in 2011 from 10.4 percent in 2004, according to the 2011 CWDI report released Friday. (expatica.com)
  • Of the 19 female directors this year, three are black and three are Latina, as compared to 2017, when all six women who directed pilots were white. (vulture.com)
  • According to a 2017 study , most people gain weight during and after treatment, and the reasons may be "multifactorial. (healthline.com)
  • Yet women still lag behind men in economic recovery: 181,000 women left the labor force in April, compared to 131,000 men, and there are still close to one million fewer women working or actively seeking a new job than in February 2020. (cnbc.com)
  • There will be two fewer women on the Wasit regional council than in 2009 and there will be fewer women in Baghdad too. (unwomen.org)
  • But representation of women is slowly improving, as recent election results in Algeria and Tunisia have helped change what was once a dismal picture. (unwomen.org)
  • Women could set new records for representation at the state level - currently that's at 1,805 women, just shy of a quarter of all legislators. (wgbh.org)
  • Perhaps this year's step upward will mean resumed progress toward better representation for women in statehouses around the country. (wgbh.org)
  • Overall, the countries with quotas saw a higher percentage of women's board appointments when compared to the average female representation among other companies in the Fortune listing,' the report said. (expatica.com)
  • The NWLC estimates that it would take about three months of growth at April's rate for women to recoup all of their job losses since the pandemic began. (cnbc.com)
  • This article is a report of the research 'Losses and gains in the aging of women', where we tried to learn middle-age women's life pathways, in order to understand how they live and deal with aging. (bvsalud.org)
  • She said women have a harder time finding that balance, but it is important to do. (bisnow.com)
  • Fluctuations in the estrogen level, the main female hormone leads to deposition of fat in the abdominal region. (selfgrowth.com)
  • The hormone, estrogen, maintains the body weight in women. (drbatras.com)
  • However, later studies of estrogen and progesterone levels in women with PMS were inconclusive because of methodologic difficulties. (medscape.com)
  • Tsongas was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation of female members. (bostonglobe.com)
  • An inquiry was launched and congressional hearings were held over the treatment of the women in the parade, which resulted in the firing of the D.C. police superintendent. (ghostsofdc.org)
  • approximately 50 per cent of the population turned out to vote, of which 40 per cent were women. (unwomen.org)
  • In 2009, approximately 25 per cent of seats in local councils were occupied by women. (unwomen.org)
  • Research from 2019 found that 35% of participants receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer gained approximately 2 or more kg (4.4 lb) after 2 years. (healthline.com)
  • To run as a political candidate in Iraq demands courage and determination - even more so for a woman. (unwomen.org)
  • We as women need to work more, especially in the south of Iraq where we have to break through the tribal layer. (unwomen.org)
  • According to the UN's Women in Iraq factsheet, women "represent one of the most vulnerable segments of the population and are generally more exposed to poverty and food insecurity as a result of lower overall income levels. (unwomen.org)
  • The initial results for women in Iraq are mixed. (unwomen.org)
  • But she added that the elections in Iraq and in Basra in particular are challenging for women, especially since tribes are headed by men that represent clans, and a clan can't be represented by a woman. (unwomen.org)
  • In Iraq, women are guaranteed a minimum of 25 per cent of seats in Parliament due to a quota law introduced in 2005. (unwomen.org)
  • They also met with Afghan leaders, including a group of women parliament members, female journalists, and women's rights leaders. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Speaking about one of the female members of Parliament, she said: "Her life is at risk. (bostonglobe.com)
  • As recently as 2012, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) , Arab States had the lowest average proportion of women in Parliament in any region of the world, with only 10.7 per cent of women in lower and upper houses combined. (unwomen.org)
  • This prospective 5-year follow-up study of 64 adult female racquet sports players and 27 controls assessed the changes in the playing-to-nonplaying arm bone mineral content (BMC) differences to answer three questions: (1) Are training-induced bone gains lost with decreased training? (nih.gov)
  • This disparity can lead to a number of environmental factors contributing to weight gain, such as little access to healthy food options, health care or areas for exercise. (rush.edu)
  • In conclusion, if controlled interventions will confirm our findings that an exercise-induced bone gain can be well maintained with decreased activity and that the maintenance of the bone gain is independent of the starting age of activity, exercise can be recommended for preventing osteoporosis and related fractures. (nih.gov)
  • A 43-year-old woman in the United States returns to her physician complaining of weight gain after the initial weight loss she achieved with lifestyle modification in the form of diet and exercise. (medscape.com)
  • Some women may also experience fatigue during treatment that limits their motivation and ability to exercise regularly or be more physically active. (healthline.com)
  • The NWLC calculates that women account for 70% of the jobs lost in the last two years. (cnbc.com)
  • Vulture compiled data on the number of women and people of color who have directed TV pilots for the past five years. (vulture.com)
  • This question was asked by Ravina, a 49-year-old woman when she visited our clinic two years back. (drbatras.com)
  • Genetic factor may also play a role in weight gain before/during menopause years. (drbatras.com)
  • The law set a halfway point of three years to reach 20 percent, and France scored 20.1 percent, a sharp rise from 2004, when women held only 7.2 percent of board seats. (expatica.com)
  • If that's our point of comparison, these gains in six years are significant, and I believe they will increase dramatically in the coming years as well. (huffpost.com)
  • For many years Clayton Utz has been supporting women lawyers to build successful careers through both internal and external initiatives, in various offices around the firm. (claytonutz.com)
  • Years later I received my personal training certification and finally my favorite, a boot camp certification which led to me opening up my own outdoor boot camp for women and now an online community training program for women over forty. (womenfitness.net)
  • We analyzed the pathways and identities of ten women between 50 and 60 years of age of the urban population of Belo Horizonte, with the following characteristics: married women, single women and widows, with or without children, working and not working, with a senior high-school level and higher education degree. (bvsalud.org)
  • About 468 million women aged 15 to 49 years (30% of all women)2 are thought to be anaemic, at least half because of iron deficiency. (who.int)
  • She began her career the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, at CDC more than 20 years ago as an opened the conference with an overview of the impact of immunologist in the fledgling AIDS infectious diseases on women. (cdc.gov)
  • Protein is the darling of the macro world (sorry, fat and carbs), and protein powder is one of the most convenient ways to get an extra dose of it - whether you're trying to lose fat, gain muscle , or both. (greatist.com)
  • But you may be wondering if women have different protein powder needs than men, or if any protein powder provides certain advantages to women specifically. (greatist.com)
  • Kim Pierce, dietitian and founder of The Outdoors Dietitian , says, "Women don't need a different type of protein powder than men. (greatist.com)
  • Protein powder is a staple for any fitness enthusiast - both male and female. (raspberryketonebenefits.org)
  • To gain weight in a month, add 300 to 500 calories to your daily intake. (livestrong.com)
  • They also recommend that women increase their daily calories by no more than 100 calories beyond their pre-pregnancy intake. (health.am)
  • Female Athlete Of The Year: Making The Case, Which Extraordinary Athlete Will Gain Annual Honor? (runblogrun.com)
  • Hunter is right, how does one pick the most extraordinary women in an extraordinary year? (runblogrun.com)
  • Which Extraordinary Athlete Will Gain Annual Honor? (runblogrun.com)
  • Hawwah (stylized as ḥawwāh) is the fifth extended play by South Korean singer and actress Gain. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some 6.9 million votes were cast, 64 percent by men and 36 percent by women. (bostonglobe.com)
  • According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in 2011 women comprised 59 percent of all employees and 29 percent of executive and senior-level officials and managers at more than 4,000 commercial banking companies nationwide. (journalrecord.com)
  • In 2013 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that women made up 61 percent of the workforce in banking, although position level was not noted. (journalrecord.com)
  • Among the women in the current study, one-quarter gained up to 15 pregnancy pounds, while 21 percent gained more than 35 pounds. (health.am)
  • On average, the study found, the women retained 40 percent of their pregnancy weight one year after giving birth. (health.am)
  • At no level of office in the country do we have over 25 percent of women in service. (wgbh.org)
  • France's aggressive advance puts it within a hair of the United States, the leader still with women holding 20.8 percent of board seats. (expatica.com)
  • A survey conducted by the Celibre Medical Corporation revealed that 97 percent of women who had undergone laser hair removal treatments were highly satisfied with the results. (reflectionscenter.com)
  • Founder Alice Williams saw that the platform could be used to educate young women about their bodies and sexual health. (marketingmag.com.au)
  • Before Crunchbase's numbers came out, the last significant study of women leaders may have been The Dow Jones Women at the Wheel Report in 2012 , which covered 1997-2011 and shows that 1.3% of privately-held start-ups had a female founder out of 20,194 venture-backed companies. (huffpost.com)
  • Recently, I moderated a panel of women tech leaders in which all of the participants agreed ahead of time that we wanted our conversation to stay positive. (huffpost.com)
  • According to Sister Aurora Yolanda A. Pugal, the training helped participants gain confidence in their abilities to embark on future endeavours, such as sharing the newly acquired skills with other women, gaining employment or starting a business of their own. (col.org)
  • Radiant woman entrepreneur is there for ambitious service-based entrepreneurs who want to stand out online and increase their sales faster with simpler systems. (spotify.com)
  • Today's episode is a message to all female entrepreneurs of the web juggling between a job and their entrepreneurial dreams. (spotify.com)
  • These were the words of advice from high-ranking executive women in commercial real estate to other women working in the field and those seeking to join the mostly male-dominated industry. (bisnow.com)
  • Hoffman said her conversation with her colleague was trivial but "it underscores the point that whether you are single or married, male or female, you have other responsibilities outside of work that you have to attend to and sometimes you have to remind people of that. (bisnow.com)
  • Ultimately, I do expect the Valley to surpass anywhere else with the number of female founders for the same reason that most male-founded tech companies start here: this is where the VCs are, and where the money is alongside a strong start-up culture. (huffpost.com)
  • This HN female to HN male right angle adapter is one of several thousand RF products available from Max-Gain Systems, Inc. This adapter is an in-series coaxial adapter. (mgs4u.com)
  • This HN female to HN male right angle adapter has a PTFE dielectric and a silver plated brass center pin. (mgs4u.com)
  • As was the case last week when 5 exceptional athletes in the running for the 2012 Male Athlete Of The Year were fully vetted, the task of evaluating and ultimately selecting the most worthy recipient of this year's Female Athlete Of The Year is no less daunting. (runblogrun.com)
  • The gym can be a great way to get fit and build strength, but do female gym-goers have access to the same muscle-building supplements as their male counterparts? (raspberryketonebenefits.org)
  • Women and their male partners provided information on health, occupational and lifestyle exposures in response to a telephone interview during 1997-2001. (cdc.gov)
  • Frances Ferreira, COL's Senior Adviser: Women and Girls, said: "The training provided a group of women with livelihood skills which give them the ability to take care of their families, while coping with the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. (col.org)