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What Causes Weight Gain Around The Middle And Hip And Thigh Area?
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Cirrhosis affects about 3 million Americans a year. However, because an estimated 2.7 million to 4 million people harbor hepatitis C, experts expect the rates of cirrhosis to dramatically increase over the next few years.
Risk Factors in People with Alcoholism
Only 10% of heavy drinkers develop advanced liver disease. Not eating when drinking and consuming a variety of alcoholic beverages are factors that increase the risk for liver damage. Still, the amount of alcohol consumed and the...
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Where Did My Waist Go?
By Sandy Greenquist , Health Expert..."estrogen dominance" results in weight gain around the middle. So often in midlife, stressors... Read more »
Measuring Obesity on Antidepressants
By Judith Wurtman , Health Expert...tape measure. These days something called the waist-hip ratio is being used to determine whether... Read more »
How Do I Get Rid of Stretch Marks?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...have some visible stretch marks on my thighs and hips and I really want to get rid of them. Will... Read more »
"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)
By Merely Me , Health ExpertIn part one of this series on weight gain and antidepressants we talked about which medications are... Read more »
Weight Gain and Antidepressants
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...also in places where I rarely gain weight, like my hips and thighs (I'm an apple shape, so the... Read more »
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Obesity Related Complications
...upper part of the body (the apple shape) poses a higher health risk than fat that settles around the hips and flank (the pear shape). Fat cells in the upper part of the body appear to have... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...tends to settle in certain regions, depending on gender. Women gain fat predominantly in the stomach, hips and thighs, while men tend to gain fat in the belly and waist.Risk by Age. People of any... Read more »Failure to Stop Smoking
...mental performance.Stress. Although smoking many not reduce stress, stopping certainly increases it.Weight gain. Quitting smoking can cause you to gain weight. Studies are mixed on whether weight... Read more »Heart Disease Introduction
...degree thatthreatens their health:Body mass index (BMI) (a measure of body fat)Waist circumferenceWaist-hip ratioAnthropometry (skin fold measurement)The presence or absence of other disease risk... Read more »Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes
...CausesObesity results when a person consumes more calories than energy. Several different factors may influence weight gain.About 90% of people who lose weight through dieting gain every pound... Read more »
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