Americans in particular are addicted to sweet flavors, which appears to trigger a complex set of biological systems, pathways, and mechanisms that in the end leads to
excess weight gain whether that flavor comes loaded with calories or not.
Not exact matches
Also unknown is
whether PTP - 1B overactivity plays a role in
excess weight gain in normal animals — or in people.
Although this study can not prove that caffeine itself causes kids to
gain excess weight, it begs the question
whether women should avoid caffeine altogether during pregnancy, Papadopoulou pointed out.