Every parent worries when their child is underweight. They wonder if their child isn't eating enough, or if they're not getting proper nutrition. Sometimes, children don't absorb all the nutrients ...

Weight gain often appears straightforward — consuming more calories than the body burns leads to extra pounds. However, medical professionals increasingly recognize that unexplained weight gain can ...

Because constipation can cause stool to build up inside a person’s bowels, it may cause a temporary increase in weight. Constipation occurs when a person’s bowel movements are infrequent or difficult ...

"Cortisol belly" is a popular term used to describe weight gain mostly around your belly area, or abdomen. Sometimes it's called "hormonal belly." It’s not a medical term or diagnosis, but it could be ...

Talk about a heavy dose. While the bulk of news coverage is focused on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic that cause weight loss, licensed pharmacist Dr. Kati Forbes has spotlighted six medications “that’ll low ...

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes breathing to stop and start repeatedly while sleeping. It may occur up to 400 times per night, with each pause lasting 10 seconds or longer. There are two main ...

Obesity often brings about, or exacerbates, depression and anxiety. Yet some of the most effective drugs for managing depression are also known to cause weight gain. Your patients, then, may worry ...