Nutrition Notes: Going Against the Gain
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - The average adult gains one to two pounds a year beginning around age 30. According to researchers, adult weight gain is a health risk - even for those who are not currently overweight. While losing excess weight is recommended, perhaps we are best advised to prevent weight gain in the first place. If not, a small annual weight gain could easily escalate into 30 to 60 extra pounds over the course of several decades.
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