Bethenny Frankel, 39, whose first child, daughter Bryn Casey, will be two months old on July 8, made herself famous for getting onto the pages of Us Magazine wearing a size-4 swimsuit barely three weeks after giving birth… And now she is sure that enough’s enough. Full story

A third of the world’s children have been found to be overweight, according to a new study conducted by the World Health Organization and published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Full story

Donna Simpson weighs 600lbs, but doesn't think it's the limit. She is set on doubling her weight to become the world's fattest woman. Full story

The rate of children with excessive weight continues to ascend all over the world, and one of the reasons for that is a growing habit to snack, a recent study says. Furthermore, the research shows that children mostly snack on unhealthy food Full story

Apnea, the disorder when an individual experiences pathological disruptions of regular breathing, often occurs during sleep in which case it is referred to as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The cessation of breathing can last a minute or even longer and is often accompanied by loud snoring. Full story

Breastfeeding is known to be a good means of decreasing the risk of putting on too much weight later in life. But so far there has been no research to tell us how breastfeeding should be combined with giving the child solid complementary food. Full story

Luigi Orfeo, the head of maternity ward at Rummo hospital in the southern Italian city of Benevoto told journalists on Monday that all six twins born by the 32-year-old Italian woman Carmela Olivia on January 10 have a good chance to survive. Full story

A new study published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology showed how anxiety during pregnancy can affect the weight of newly born babies and the gestation period. Women with severe or chronic anxiety fell in the group with higher risk. Full story

Everyone knows about comfort eating. But after researchers from King's College London did a series of studies, it has become clear what kind of stress some people are trying to eat away. Full story

Pregnant women sometimes think their belly grows much too quickly, or, on the contrary, they can hardly notice it for some reason. Learn how to make sure that the size of your belly is ok. Full story