Bulimia may lead to weight gain rather than loss due to binge eating, as purging doesn’t significantly reduce caloric intake. Weight changes are also possible during recovery. Bulimia nervosa is an ...

The first time I took creatine, I gained 10 pounds in two weeks. At the time, I was ecstatic. I was in high school, and my goal, like many boys my age, was to put on as much weight—ideally muscle—as ...

With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain ...

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 ...