Overweight women with low levels of the hormone adiponectin prior to pregnancy were nearly seven times more likely to develop gestational diabetes than normal weight women with high levels (August 2013).
Not exact matches
Overweight and obese
women lowered levels of proteins associated
with cancer after one year of calorie, fat reductions
Low adiponectin
levels are associated
with abnormal glucose homeostasis, abnormal lipid metabolism, insulin resistance in normal and in
overweight or obese
women.
Overweight women with PCOS may also have
low levels of HDL cholesterol and high
levels of triglycerides.
A Penn State University study found that
women with overweight or obesity had significantly
lower levels of stress and fasting glucose after participating in a mindfulness - based stress reduction [MBSR] program.
Couples
with an
overweight woman and healthy - weight man experienced the greatest
level of conflict;
overweight male - healthy female couples had the
lowest levels of conflict.