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Reasons For Your Weight Gain (8 Surprising and Often Missed Causes!)

2020

Dr. Majd reviews 8 surprising and often missed causes of weight gain. Make certain to rule these medical causes out before you blame excessive intake and/or lack of exercise as the culprits.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Talking to a Loved One About Weight Loss

If you think your partner needs to lose a few, approach 'the talk' with caution. Here's what to say — and what to skip.

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Everyday Health
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How to Talk to Kids about Weight

In today's culture, weight can be a sensitive subject, especially for children and teens. The desire to be thin is reaching school-aged children, as girls as young as 6 years old express concerns about their body image and gaining weight.

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Kids eatright.
2019
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The 18 Best Healthy Foods to Gain Weight Fast

For some people, gaining weight or adding muscle can be just as difficult as losing weight is for others. However, simply adding certain foods to your diet can make your weight gain efforts both healthy and more effective.

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Rudy Mawer
2020
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How Much of a Pull Do Your Genetics Have on Your Weight?

There are many factors at play when it comes to your weight, and genetics is certainly one of them.

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Kelly Glass
2020
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Is Obesity a Mental Health Issue?

Understanding the mind/body connection.

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Joel L. Young
2015
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Unexplained Weight Loss

Unexplained weight loss, or losing weight without trying — particularly if it's significant or persistent — may be a sign of an underlying medical disorder. The point at which unexplained weight loss becomes a medical concern is not exact.

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Mayo Clinic Staff
2021
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Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight—and What We Can Do About It

Over the past twenty-five years, our quest for thinness has morphed into a relentless obsession with weight and body image. In our culture, “fat” has become a four-letter word. Or, as Lance Armstrong said to the wife of a former teammate, “I called you crazy. I called you a bitch.

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Harriet Brown
2016
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Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

Fat isn’t the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn’t match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates “thin” with “healthy” is the problem. The solution? Health at Every Size.

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Lindo Bacon
2010
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10 Ways Hypnosis Can Help You Lose Weight — for Good

Imagine hypnosis actually helping you lose weight — because the news is: it does. Harvard Medical School psychotherapist Jean Fain gives you ten hypnotic suggestions to try right now.

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Jean Fain
2004
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Why Cultivating Failure Might Improve Your Weight

To get healthy, embrace imperfection.

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Yoni Freedhoff
2014
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