It's unfortunate, but true: parenting may be hazardous to your health, at least according to new research that shows that mothers consume more calories and get less physical activity than women with no kids. When your kids want to buy wow gold, you may worry if he has addicted to the game or consider where to buy cheap wow gold.

Mothers had a higher body-mass index and didn't eat as healthily as childless women, chugging more sugary drinks and eating more total calories and saturated fat. Mothers also ate more calories, 2,360 compared with childless women's 1,992. "The difference between those is significant," says Berge. The research didn't focus on what the difference might be attributed to, but Berge didn't disagree when this reporter suggested those 368 calories could easily result from grazing on children's leftovers. Researchers found that mothers and non-mothers ate similar quantities of nutritious foods — whole grains, fruits, vegetables — but moms also ate more unhealthy foods. From a public-health perspective, Berge says it's critical to intervene so that the behavior is not perpetuated from generation to generation. If time is the problem, involve the kids, coercing them to set the table and getting them involved in the prep work. Figure out how to serve healthy foods quickly; putting baby carrots and dip on a plate takes no more time than setting out chips.

What constitutes physical activity may also need some rethinking. It doesn't just have to be working the elliptical at the gym. Moms, don't sit on the bench at the park; kick a ball around with your kids. Choose stairs over elevators. Walk to school. "Incorporate physical activity into time with your kids because it's probably not going to happen on its own," says Berge.