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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > medications that increase body weight

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medications that increase body weight  

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  • Two classes of medications may increase body weight. One class is designed to increase body weight or increase appetite in cachexic patients, and this class includes four approved products (oxandrolone, dronabinol, megestrol, and growth hormone). [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Medications that Increase Body Weight]

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