Articles Tagged: fat

Twenty three stone mum goes on maternity leave - and loses half her body weight!

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

Determined Jacqueline Illingworth used her maternity leave to become half the woman she used to be!

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Overweight pregnant women to be given drug to reduce size of babies

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 2, 2012

Overweight pregnant women are being given Metformin - a drug usually handed out to diabetics - to reduce their chances of having an overweight baby.

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Being too skinny worse than being overweight when trying for a baby

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 21, 2011

Women have been warned of the dangers of being too thin if they are trying to fall pregnant. A new study has found that being too skinny is worse than being overweight when trying for a baby.

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How to get your teenager out of bed: Threaten them with FAT!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 29, 2011

Teenagers have long been noted for their love of lying in bed until lunchtime, whilst their despairing parents try everything short of blasting them with dynamite to rouse them from their pits.

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I dropped 8 dress sizes in 8 months - but it's hard work being a yummy mummy

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Sep 15, 2011

When I first got pregnant one of the perks was that I could dress in stretchy leggings all the time and I had the perfect excuse to eat constantly. I was in heaven.

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I'm a fat mum, it's not a crime

By Linda Aitchison, Jun 22, 2011

Watching my daughters and partner laugh their heads off as they hurtled down a dry ski slope in inflatable rings, I felt a familiar sting of tears.

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Lack of sleep makes kids fat, says new study

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 27, 2011

PA A new study claims children gain a POUND in weight for every HOUR of sleep they lose. The staggering findings ...

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Three-year-old boy weighs almost TEN STONE

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 24, 2011

Lu Hao is only three years old, but weighs much the same as a fully grown woman. The little boy tips the scales at a ...

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