Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.
There are a few theories as to why people gain weight when on certain medications including the drug’s relationship with insulin to its affect on certain gene markers. Some drugs increase appetite, according to Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, or cause food cravings.
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An HCG diet is a specialized plan based on the premise that a placenta-produced hormone can diminish feelings of hunger and fatigue brought upon by adhering to a very-low-calorie diet.
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Weightlifting is a type of strength-training exercise that burns calories and fat and tones and builds muscle. While you can lose weight by lifting weights, this type of exercise tends to build muscle, which, depending on how much muscle mass you accumulate, can weigh more than fat.
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