Phentermine is an appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine class.It is approved as an appetite suppressant to help reduce weight in obese patients when used short-term and combined with exercise, diet, and behavioral modification. It is typically prescribed for individuals who are at increased medical risk because of their weight and works by helping to release certain chemicals in the brain that control appetite.

Scientists have made the world-first discovery that a pregnant woman's diet determines whether her baby grows into a fat adult or a skinny one... a mother's diet during pregnancy affects the baby's brain circuits, determining appetite and energy expenditure in their offspring.

Eating a Mediterranean diet - lots of fish, fresh fruits and vegetables and some dairy - during pregnancy could protect your unborn child from developing allergies or asthma

What an excellent source of information about postpartum diet for pregnancy. Anyone woman has been through this knows how difficult it can be to get back to that pre-pregnancy shape.

An increasing number of health care professionals don't see the need for supplements of vitamins and minerals, but it is possible to become deficient in these building blocks for the human body when we are under the stress of illness, pregnancy or aging.

Women who follow the famous Mediterranean diet while pregnant may also be shielding their baby from childhood asthma and allergy, a study published on Tuesday says.