Which American Cities Are Fittest?
Minneapolis-St. Paul is the nation's fittest metropolitan area, with Washington, Boston, San Francisco and Hartford right behind it, according to a comprehensive quot;Fitness Indexquot; drawn up annually by the American College of Sports Medicinehellip; The American Fitness Index might well become the score card for cities looking to attract health-conscious companies and people to settle in for a spell. It draws on parks and recreation data from the Trust for Public Land, on nutrition and health behavior collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and on federally tallied school report cards to learn about school policies that promote fitness. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Before And During Pregnancy, Excess Maternal Weight Can Result In Larger Babies
Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or trauma during delivery, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Women with diabetes in pregnancy or gestational diabetes are at increased risk of having a large-for-gestational-age baby. Called macrosomia, it is defined as an infant whose weight is above the 90th percentile of Canadian fetal growth curves, or more than 4 kg... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
