15 Weird Weight-Loss Tricks that Work

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CHECK YOUR ALLERGY MEDS: For some people who take medicine to control allergies, weight gain may be as common a complaint as a runny nose or itchy eyes. People on antihistamines are ten pounds heavier on average than their unmedicated counterparts, Joseph Ratliff, a postdoctoral associate in Yale School of Medicine's psychiatry department, has found. This could be because H1-type antihistamines (such as Claritin or ... more 

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CHECK YOUR ALLERGY MEDS: For some people who take medicine to control allergies, weight gain may be as common a complaint as a runny nose or itchy eyes. People on antihistamines are ten pounds heavier on average than their unmedicated counterparts, Joseph Ratliff, a postdoctoral associate in Yale School of Medicine's psychiatry department, has found. This could be because H1-type antihistamines (such as Claritin or Allegra) block the immune system's histamines, which play a role in appetite and fat breakdown. Allergy shots or corticosteroids are possible alternatives, but those whose symptoms are best controlled by antihistamines may have to adjust their diet or exercise to compensate.

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