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Gaining weight the healthy way
There’s now a lot of attention on being overweight or obese – and this is a good thing. It’s a serious health concern which increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stroke, among other health conditions.
Many individuals are therefore on a mission to lose weight – from using “trendy” diets to a professional diet plan or “magic” weight-loss food products to exercising in your most suitable way.
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With this possibly being an unending “battle” for some of such persons, being too thin may seem like a good problem to actually have.
And many can’t imagine that there are people who really would like to gain weight. However, being underweight can lead to just as many and serious health problems as weighing too much.
This doesn’t allow the permission to go crazy on junk foods though. Healthy weight gain, just like any professional weight loss programme, requires a balanced approach.
Putting on a few kilos can, there