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Gestational weight gain

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Human body weight
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General concepts Obesity (Epidemiology) Overweight Underweight Body shape Weight gain Weight loss Gestational weight gain Diet Weight management Overnutrition Childhood obesity (Epidemiology)
Medical concepts Adipose tissue Classification of obesity Exercise paradox Genetics of obesity Metabolic syndrome (Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome) Metabolically healthy obesity Obesity paradox Set point theory
Measurements Body adiposity index Body mass index Body roundness index Body fat percentage Body Shape Index Corpulence index Lean body mass Relative Fat Mass Waist–hip ratio Waist-to-height ratio
Related conditions Diabetes (Type 1) Eating disorder (Anorexia • Bulimia • Binge eating disorder) Food addiction Hyperthyroidism Malnutrition RED-S Starvation (Starvation response) PCOS
Obesity-associated morbidity Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Fatty liver disease GERD Gynecomastia Heart disease Hypertension Obesity and cancer Osteoarthritis Prediabetes Sleep apnea Type 2 diabetes
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Gestational weight gain is defined as the amount of weight gain a woman experiences between conception and birth of an infant.^[1]

^ "Gestational Weight Gain". Health Stats. Ontario, Canada: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.

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