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Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can be either an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, or excess fluids such as water.

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Crossing paths: Pinpointing when rates of binge eating converge across races

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Existing research shows that rates of binge eating among adult women is virtually identical across race. However, among college age women, it's a different story: Caucasian women are more apt to exhibit binge eating behaviors ...


Obese women gain too much weight in pregnancy, then retain weight a year later

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese women who gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy are much more likely to retain a portion of that weight one year after they give birth, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November ...


Forget dieting over the holidays

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.


Mice can eat 'junk' and not get fat

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the September 4th issue of the journal Cell identifies a gene that springs into action in response to a high fat diet. Mice that lack the gene become essentially immune to growing obese, regardless of their eating ...


Late-Night Snacks: Worse Than You Think

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eat less, exercise more. Now there is new evidence to support adding another "must" to the weight-loss mantra: eat at the right time of day.


Weight gain in adulthood associated with prostate cancer risk; patterns differ by ethnicity

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these periods of life, may influence a man's risk for prostate cancer. This risk varies among different ethnic populations, according to results of a study ...


Food stamp use linked to weight gain, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years.


Study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control ...


Rsearcher creates weight-gain guidelines for women pregnant with twins

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthy, normal-weight women pregnant with twins should gain between 37 and 54 pounds, according to research from a Michigan State University professor who helped shape the recently released national guidelines on gestational ...


Worries about paying bills can cause people to pack on pounds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. This new study is believed to be one of the first of its kind to look at the relati ...


Expected Calorie Content Influences Consumers' Reactions to Menu-Board Nutrition Information

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that many consumers have a poor understanding of the calorie, fat and sodium content of quick-service restaurant meals. This finding is especially ...


'Shortcuts' of the mind lead to miscalculations of weight and caloric intake

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call "Unit Bias," which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in their decision-making process, points ...


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Laptops Linked to Male Infertility

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (14) | comments 2

While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use tops this list of liabilities, ...


Sleep restriction results in weight gain despite decreases in appetite and consumption

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

According to new research, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects reported decrease in appetite, food cravings and food consumption; however, they gained weight over the course of the study. Thus, ...


Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits - such as determining how much a child should eat and coaxing them to eat certain foods - duri ...