Medication can cause weight gain
Medication can potentially cause weight gain via two routes, namely either through stimulation of the appetite so that the patient tends to eat more food,or due to changes in blood glucose levels.
A research team from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic drugs--which in extreme cases can be as high as 30 kilos in only one month--can be avoided through a specially designed weight control program.