From: Women's Health Gynecology News From Medical N
Recent recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) call for
women who are overweight or obese to gain more weight than they
should, a Saint Louis University obstetrician wrote in a January
commentary for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Joined by several
colleagues, Raul Artal, M.D...
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