Quitting smoking often leads to weight gain due to a combination of decreased metabolism and increased eating. The metabolic boost from nicotine accounts for 31% of weight gain, while increased eating ...

Many factors lead to the frustrating cycle of weight gain and weight loss — but the driving force may be fat cells keeping a memory of obesity. That’s according to a recent study that was first ...

Even before kindergarten, Autumn Huett feared other kids wouldn't like her because she was twice their size. In high school, she lost more than half her body weight through a punishing and ...