|19:32 UK time, Wednesday, 28 July 2010
It's an old wives tale, that plenty of people told me when I was pregnant.......you should eat for two. Not so, says health experts in the UK who are telling women that they should diet before trying to concieve to avoid health risks for both mother and baby.
Does telling women to lose weight help them or hinder them?
Are we saying obese women, shouldn't be parents or don't make as good parents?
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