But one thing I doubt will ever be proved false is that it's much easier not to gain the weight in the first place than to take it off later.
If you gain fat easily, stay on the lower end of the range, and if you find it very difficult to gain weight in general, aim for the higher end of the range.
That might not seem like much, but considering most rigid robot arms can only lift a fraction of their own weight, it represents a sizable gain in strength-to-weight ratio.
Other scientists have observed weight gain in cloned mice long after they are born.
One possible reason: controversy over Zyprexa's potential to cause weight gain in some patients.
Apple will loss about 8% in weight while other companies will gain weight.
Norman Sussman, head of psychiatry at New York University, says that Zyprexa works fast but has been connected with weight gain in his experience.
The exact role of stress in weight gain has yet to be proven, experts said, but understanding the sources of stress is key to finding relief.
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It is just as important for us to learn to talk about unhealthy weight gain in the same terms as we talk about smoking or eating disorders.
"In that sense it was a little deflating that skim milk and 1% milk didn't restrain the amount of weight gain in the groups over time, " says DeBoer.
Another important factor in weight gain is genetics.
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Weight gain was greatest in the mice transplanted through the intestinal route, at about 70 milligrams a day.
Studies have shown that eating late at night, working night shifts, and jet lag all throw the food clock off, resulting in overeating and weight gain.
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Weight gain of passengers in noncommercial vehicles could account for nearly 1 billion gallons of gasoline consumed per year in the United States from 1960 to 2002, Allstate says in an infographic accompanying its blog post.
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Feeding habits in the second six months of life determine a child's future weight gain, so consuming too many calories in infancy can lead to obesity later on, he explained.
Just as in the West, it's now very common for women to lose weight - rather than gain it - in time for their wedding day, she says.
In general, the weight gain seen among patients was small, but still measurable, he said.
On a daily basis, it seems clear that the timing of meals plays a role in how much weight you gain.
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Since the hypothalamus is associated with hunger and metabolism, the team speculated that the neurons may be linked in some way to weight gain.
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While a number of studies show corticosteroids and progestational agents cause an increase in appetite and even weight gain, these studies have not shown that they improve quality of life or survival.
Nine children showed greater than a 50% increase in annual rate of weight gain, a statistically significant result, but six children lost weight, perhaps because of disease progression or side effects of the medicine.
For those whose weight gain may be due in part to the activity of M. smithii, controlling the organisms with antibiotics or other medications could slow down the rate at which they pack on the pounds, and these individuals could easily be identified with a relatively simple breath test.
Researchers said yesterday they had quantified the price of living in urban sprawl, and weight gain is one of them.
Second, depriving yourself of foods that you really love can lead to bingeing, which probably results in increased caloric intake and weight gain over the long run.
Unfortunately, this statistic cuts like a knife the other way as well: research also shows that low testosterone in men is linked to weight gain, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (along with poor sexual performance).
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Her symptoms included insomnia, oversleeping, migraines, nausea, vomiting, weight gain, acne, and pain in her back, shoulder and neck.
People will say that snacking in between meals can lead to weight gain.
That compared with weight gain of 36 milligrams a day in mice transplanted through the hepatic vein and 58 milligrams in controls.
It has been well established that as compared to traditional plant-based diets, Western diets high in saturated fat are associated with increased weight gain.
To make sure that the new neurons were actually correlating with the weight gain, the researchers killed the neurons in some of the mice with focused X-rays.
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