Russian singer/composer Oksana Grigorieva, 39, Mel Gibson’s latest flame and mother of his eighth child, looks stunning. It’s not three months yet after she gave birth to Lucia on October 30, but she goes about slim and charming as ever. Full story

It's not just overweight women who may face conception problems. According to Australian scientists, desired pregnancy may not be reached due to a man’s weight. It was the first evidence of how a man’s weight is linked to fertility problems. 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

A survey, which involved 4245 Canadian school children, discovered direct association between the body mass index and satisfaction with their body. Girl displayed linear response, as the skinnier they are the happier they feel. Full story

35-year-old British woman, Rachel Denton, managed to get pregnant naturally after losing weight in order to have in vitro fertilization (IVF). She spent years trying to get pregnant, but had no success because of her weight. Doctors claimed, she was too fat for IVF. She used to weigh 264 lb (120 kg). Full story

Hereditary obesity can be impeded if the would-be mother undergoes obesity surgery before she becomes pregnant, an article in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism points out. According to previous research, the likeliness of overweight moms giving birth to overweight children runs pretty high, which may lead to health problems for both. Genetic factor and home environment aside, scientists concluded that a slimming surgery starts off metabolic and hormonal changes in the mother’s womb that lessen the risk of the baby having excessive weight. Full story

A recent study in Sleep reveals the interrelations between the size of a child’s body and his or her sleep efficiency. It appears that the smaller the child, the greater the risk of sleep disorders developing in future. Birth size, the study says, is in direct dependence on the development of the nervous system. A smaller child was discovered to be more prone to having breath difficulties during sleep which will lead to disturbed sleep and maybe nightmares in later life. Full story

Scientists from the University of Iowa believe that if the child if physically active at the age of five, he or she has higher chances of staying slim in the future. Dr. Kathleen Janz, the author of the study, explains that children who are physically active during the pre-school period less often become overweight during school years than those children who are not active. Scientists call it "savings effect", since children receive the "dividends" from their early activities in the future (similar to the way it works with the savings bank accounts). 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

OnePoll, a British company reports, their recent survey has shown that both first-time expecting mothers and fathers gain weight during the pregnancy period. On average, fathers-to-be gain 14 pounds (6.5 kg) and put on approximately 2 in (5 cm) in waist. For the most part they gain weight due to the increased consumption of high-calorie foods such as chips, pizza, sweets, and beer. OnePoll reports, that every fourth expecting dad has to completely change his wardrobe by the time the baby is born. Full story

Experts from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology say that obese women can increase their fertility by losing even a little bit of weight. The study involved 40 obese women who were not ovulating. For 12 weeks they were taking weight loss pills. On average, the patients lost 5 per cent of their weight, which lead to 19 per cent increase of blood flow to the womb. Full story

It turns out that the desire to shed the weight gained during pregnancy fast can have negative effects on the mother's health as well as the baby's. According to a recent study, women should avoid extreme weigh loss plans immediately after giving birth. Why? Full story