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- 3Exercise for women--Physiological aspects
- 3Gestational weight gain
- 2Physical activity
- 1Adipose tissues
- 1Appetite sensations
- 1Che, Menglu
- 1Malsbury, R. Ann.
- 1Morris, Jillian H
- 1Mottola, Michelle F.
- 1Radin Pereira, Leticia C
- 1Subhan, Fatheema Begum
- 1Bell, Rhonda (Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Bell, Rhonda C. (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Linglong Kong (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- 1McCargar, Linda (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Prado, Carla (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Yan Yuan (School of Public Health)
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Fall 2019
Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) is an important risk factor for long-term obesity. Accurate assessment and understanding of energy expenditure and other metabolic characteristics of postpartum women may improve weight management following childbirth. The overall aims of this research were to...
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Spring 2013
Gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with short-and long-term maternal and infant health outcomes. The purpose of this research was to describe longitudinal changes in weight and body composition during pregnancy and early postpartum according to pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)...
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Gestational weight gain, physical activity, and nutrition counselling practices of prenatal health care providers: What influences practice?
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Appropriate gestational weight gain is important for maternal and child health. Data from a recent Alberta cohort showed 49% of pregnant women gained weight in excess of Health Canada guidelines. Regional studies have shown low rates of gestational weight gain counselling by health care...
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Fall 2016
BACKGROUND: Healthy dietary intake and appropriate weight gain are two key components of an ideal pregnancy. The objective of this thesis was to investigate the weight gain pattern of a large cohort of pregnant women and its association with dietary intakes, which may provide valuable information...