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Natural Weight Gain
A particularly frustrating problem for many fibromyalgia patients is the tendency to gain weight. We eat less but notice little, if any, difference. And it’s difficult to exercise more because of the pain. According to Mark Pellegrino, MD, in his book Fibromyalgia: Up Close and Personal, it’s not unusual for someone to gain 25 – 30 pounds the first year after developing fibromyalgia.
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Middle-Age Weight Gain May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
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Antipsychotic Drug Causes Weight Gain
By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some patients undergoing treatment for mental illness gain so... Read more »
Wine May Fight Weight Gain in Women
One drink a day may help women avoid weight gain, a new study has found. Researchers say women who drank the equivalent of one glass or wine, one... Read more »
Provigil may help antipsychotic weight gain: study
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Losing Weight After A Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis
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