Face it: The holidays are upon us, and some things are certain: Besides getting at least one gift that you will re-gift or was re-gifted to you, there's a good chance you'll gain some weight.
One possible reason: controversy over Zyprexa's potential to cause weight gain in some patients.
The exception is Abilify, a schizophrenia drug that may cause less weight gain than some competitors do.
They also can help patients lose weight, instead of causing weight gain like some other diabetes drugs.
Since the hypothalamus is associated with hunger and metabolism, the team speculated that the neurons may be linked in some way to weight gain.
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Obesity is a risk factor in heart disease, leading past research to examine whether weight gain might cancel out some of the benefits of quitting smoking.
The campaign's Drink Smarter website shows a picture of a woman to demonstrate how the drinking mirror works, along with a warning that "deeper wrinkles, red cheeks and weight gain" are just some of the visible effects of regular heavy drinking.
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Just remember that although olive oil is very healthy, it is also very high in calories, so it is important to watch your serving sizes and to consume olive oil in place of, not in addition to, less-healthy foods to avoid weight gain, which may negate some of its beneficial health effects.
The obesity indication might be particularly useful as a complement to some schizophrenia drugs, which cause significant weight gain.
Also, she said, Lilly representatives downplayed the weight gain that Dr. McKinney saw among some patients taking the company's blockbuster antipsychotic Zyprexa.
The researchers, led by Helen Hunt of the University of Greenwich, say there may be some genetic reason why women with overweight mothers gain weight, but it may also be due to inherited lifestyles.
To make sure that the new neurons were actually correlating with the weight gain, the researchers killed the neurons in some of the mice with focused X-rays.
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Despite the initial results, experts caution that while some have lost weight under the programme, they may gain it back.
On certain circuits and with some drivers, the speed gain from KERS can be cancelled out by the additional weight of the system.
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