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Body Weight

Do you know if your current weight is healthy? "Underweight", "normal", "overweight", and "obese" are all labels for ranges of weight. Obese and overweight mean that your weight is greater than it should be for your health. Underweight means that it is lower than it should be for your health. Your healthy body weight depends on your sex and height. For children, it also depends on your age.

A sudden, unexpected change in weight can be a sign of a medical problem. Causes for sudden weight loss can include:

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  1. Body Weight (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... it should be for your health. Your healthy body weight depends on your sex and height. For children, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodyweight.html - Health Topics
  2. Somatropin 
    ... development. Somatropin injection (Serostim) is used to increase body weight and physical endurance in patients with human immunodeficiency ... the body, which may result in increased growth, body weight, and improved absorption of nutrients and fluids from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622022.html - Drugs and Supplements
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Body Weight From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Body Weight/Clinical Trials ... Body Weight
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...Body+Weight"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Body Weight Changes From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Body Weight/Clinical Trials ... Body Weight
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ght+Changes"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  5. LEP gene 
    ... leptin, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. Normally, the body's fat cells release leptin in proportion to ... of many hormones that have functions throughout the body. In the hypothalamus, the binding ... excessive hunger, massive weight gain, and reduced production of hormones that direct ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lep - Genetics
  6. LEPR gene 
    ... receptor, which is involved in the regulation of body weight. The leptin receptor protein is found on the surface of cells in many organs and tissues of the body, including a part of the brain called the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/lepr - Genetics
  7. Health Check Tools 
    ... Health Screening Center (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) Body Weight Calculate Your Body Mass Index (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthchecktools.html -
  8. Exercise and Bone Health (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    Most people are familiar with many of the benefits of exercise, such as reducing the risk for heart disease and stroke, and preventing obesity. Perhaps ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/.../exercise-and-bone-health - External Health Links
  9. Risk Factors for Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society)  
    Multiple Myeloma/Related Issues ... Multiple Myeloma ... American Cancer Society ... A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of getting a disease ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
  10. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk Factors (American Cancer Society)  
    Lymphoma/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Lymphoma ... American Cancer Society ... Several risk factors can affect a person’s chance of getting non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
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