Accurate weight gain perception may inhibit weight loss compared to inaccurate weight gain perception among Japanese adults

Does weight gain lead to weight loss?

Parental Perception of Weight Status and Weight Gain Across Childhood.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Parents of children who are overweight often fail to accurately identify their child's weight status. Although these misperceptions are presumed to be a major public health concern, little research has examined whether parental perceptions of child weight status are protective against weight gain during childhood. Our objective was to examine whether parental perception...

Patterns of Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Birth Weight

Anthropometric parameters are an important indicator of health and nutritional status comprising the whole span of mans life. However, they are not of the same degree of simplicity and sensitivity in assessing the public health status. During recent decades many studies have attempted to examine the relationships of these measurements in order to present simple alternatives for similar purposes...

Patterns of Weight Gain and Birth Weight Amongst Indian Women

Background: The timing of maternal weight change in pregnancy may be an important determinant of birth weight. The objective of this study was to measure weight gain patterns from early pregnancy until delivery, and to examine the relationship between prenatal weight gain and low birth weight. Methods: A total of 500 pregnant women within 15-20 days of conception, with confirmed pregnancies and...

Relation of weight gain and weight loss on subsequent diabetes risk in overweight adults.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether long term weight gain and weight loss are associated with subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight, non-diabetic adults. DESIGN Prospective cohort. Baseline overweight was defined as BMI>/=27.3 for women and BMI>/=27. 8 for men. Annual weight change (kg/year) over 10 years was calculated using measured weight at subjects' baseline and first follow ...