A WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN THAILAND: AN EVALUATION OF RELATED KNOWLEDGE, PREVAILING ATTITUDES, AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR WEIGHT LOSS.

Millions of people, worldwide, struggle with being overweight or obese. Medical students, who will eventually become physicians, should be good role models for patients; however, some medical students are themselves overweight or obese. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a weight-loss program for medical students in Thailand.

Does gestational weight gain in normal pre-pregnancy BMI pregnant women reflect fetal weight gain?

Objective: To identify the correlation between gestational weight gain in pregnant women with normal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and fetal weight gain.

Material And Method: Uncomplicated normal pre-pregnancy BMI Thai singleton pregnant women with less than 16 weeks' gestation participated in this study between June 2008 and September 2009. Serial measurements of maternal and fetal weight using ultrasound examination were recorded every four weeks from 16 to 36 weeks' gestation.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate adverse pregnancy outcome in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) at Siriraj hospital.

Study Design: Cross- sectional study.

Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.