Being in a warmer environment,up to a point, will lead to decreased energy expenditure and therefore, at the same amount of food intake,weight gain."

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But the incident stirred a fierce debate here about yo-yoing, a technically challenging but potent technique that involves stuffing a bait fish with lead weight so it will sink to the ocean's bottom where big stripers lie.

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And as part of the Eurozone, Spain is like many of the other countries represented by my students in that they are tied together by the lead weight of repaying their own debt and that of other European companies through budget cuts.

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People will say that snacking in between meals can lead to weight gain.

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