Wed, 01 Jun 2005

Stress, mood and other factors may affect mom's diet during pregnancy

What would you care to bet that if they repeated this study on non-pregnant women the results would be the same? I'd go so far as to broaden the category studied to all of humanity and expect the same results.

This is nothing but an exercise in publishing the obvious - of course psychosocial factors influence our food choices. I just wonder who paid how much to whom for this sterling piece of research, sure to revolutionize human food consumption patterns?

I'm gonna put this under my humor category, even though it really deserves it's own special place. Perhaps I'll set one up someday. How about "Studies in Stupidity" for a category heading?

Stress, anxiety, fatigue and other psychosocial characteristics may influence the food choices women make during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is the first to examine the affect of psychosocial factors on diet during pregnancy.

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On 6/1/2005 12:54:02
Kathryn wrote

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