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Go Easy on Pregnancy Weight Gain, Say Docs

Review of current guidelines in the works

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 15, 2007 12:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – The current guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy may be contributing to the nation's obesity epidemic, some doctors say, and radical changes in the recommendations are under consideration. Docs say a revision is long overdue, the AP reports. "Most of us think overall the... Read full story »

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