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Readers Respond: How do You Cope with Underlying Weight Gain Causes?

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From , former About.com Guide

Updated July 13, 2009

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If underlying weight gain causes are affecting your life, it can be frustrating to hear about others' success following a particular diet ... it seems your body simply won't allow diets to work. Permanent lifestyle changes are often the key to dealing with medical- or health-related weight problems. For instance, giving up sweetened beverages helped slow down the scale when it crept up due to my taking a certain medication. How do you cope with underlying weight gain causes?

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