A new study says the weight they gain may increase their diabetes risk in the short term.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

This is Lena Reyna reading part of her winning poem, "The Weight of Words in Reverse."

VOA: special.2010.04.05

The song is called, "The Weight of the World."

VOA: special.2009.07.27

The Czech Republic is among several former communist countries in Europe that suffer under the weight of the global financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

President Kagame is working to find a balance between the pull of the future and the weight of the past.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

The weight gain sparked concern among researchers who said further studies are needed to gauge the long term effects.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

"We have two large countries in Brazil and Nigeria who carry the weight of being a regional power,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Although he appears to maintain control in the midst of chaos, he actually crumbles under the weight of his own emotions and his regrets.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"He had terrible headaches, the skin darkening, the weight loss,the weakness, the gastrointestinal complaints, the arthritis."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

But analysts say such a threat does not carry the weight it once did in Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Dr.Correll says he hopes research will help design new drugs to block the weight gain.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

The weight of the snow caused tree limbs to snap and roofs to collapse.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

For many people trying to shed a few kilograms, it's hard enough to lose the weight, but many experts say it's even harder to keep the weight off.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Analysts say it will take major progress against terrorism in Afghanistan to counter the weight of public opinion in Britain and other NATO countries that this is an unwinnable war.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04