The average weight for an American man has increased by 15 pounds, from 181 lbs to 196 lbs, in the past 20 years (1994-2014) according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The average weight of American women is 17 pounds more than 20 years ago (1994-2014), increasing from 152 pounds to 169 pounds, while their height remained the same according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The average weight of Black American men is 18 pounds more than 20 years ago (1994-2014) while their height increased by one-fifth of an inch according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The average weight of Black American women is 22 pounds more than 20 years ago (1994-2014) with their height being the same according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The average weight of 11-year-old American girls is 7 pounds more than 20 years ago (1994-2014) although their height is the same according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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The average weight of 11-year-old American boys is 13.5 pounds more than 20 years ago (1994-2014) although they are one-inch taller in height according to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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"Thanks to Celexa, I gained 100 lbs in less than 11 months," noted a woman named Lynn. Read the entire article | Email this article

Both weight loss and weight gain are associated with a reduction in the quality of life of older individuals according to recent study from a University in Madrid, Spain. Read the entire article | Email this article

Type 2 Hypothyroidism can cause weight gain according to Mark Starr, MD author of the wonderful book Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. Read the entire article | Email this article

"Thinner people in 2002-2003 were almost as thin as they were 10 years earlier, but fatter people were considerably fatter," concludes a new study out of the U.K. Read the entire article | Email this article

One-third of middle-aged women gain at least 5 pounds in two years according to a large study from Australia. Read the entire article | Email this article

Weight gain increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even in people who are thin, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. Read the entire article | Email this article

"Work fatigue and working overtime were associated with weight gain in both sexes," according to a new study from Finland. Read the entire article | Email this article

How much weight will a person gain if they consume an extra 24 calories per day for a year? Men will gain 3.9 pounds in a year, while women will gain 4.6 pounds according to a new study from Denmark. Yikes! Read the entire article | Email this article

Overweight people have a history of gaining about a half pound per year according to a 1996 paper from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers suggest to focusing on preventing even small weight gains is a worthy goal. Read the entire article | Email this article