Posted on Saturday, 23rd October 2010 by Hanna
MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — Constant exposure to light at night may be linked to an increased risk for weight gain, according to a new animal study. Ohio State University researchers found that mice exposed to dim light at night for eight weeks gained about 50% more weight than mice that were kept on [...]
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Posted on Friday, 25th December 2009 by admin
Travis Saunders at the Obesity Panacea blog notes that average weight gain in adults over the Thanksgiving (U.S.)–Christmas–New Years’ season seems to be on the order of 0.8 pounds or 0.37 kg. Data are from a 2000 article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers weighed 195 Americans throughout the year. My quick search at PubMed.gov found no better or [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 3rd September 2009 by admin
A recent study has shown that the method of birth control where you get a shot in the arm about once every three months, known best by the brand name of Depo Provera, may cause a weight gain in specific women who are susceptible to it, that may be very hard to shed once it [...]
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