gain weight

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Many experts describe today's environment as an "obesogenic society," where everyday conditions make it harder to maintain healthy habits and easier to gain weight.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

And without careful tracking, people can gain weight, which increases “bad” cholesterol and eventually puts them at risk for heart attacks and strokes.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

Doctors believed the "treatment" would help Mariona gain weight - but that wasn't happening.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“No, I can’t gain weight for that. No, I don’t want to look like that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

She had started to gain weight, and what had once been a sprightly step had begun to slow.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore