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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/weigh-up-when-youve-gotta-gain/">Weigh Up: When You’ve Gotta Gain</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted February 6, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">In this two-part series, we take a look at the flip-side of North American weight woes - what to do when you need to pack on, rather than drop, a few pounds. It may be less common, but some women still struggle with a low body weight, and the consequences to their health. Read on for information and advice, and check back for Part II, with more tips on tackling the physical and emotional barriers to weight gain. Pick up a copy of any lifestyle magazine and you’re apt to be inundated with tips and tricks about how to drop those last ten pounds, eat more to weigh less or rev up a sluggish metabolism. But for many active women, the very opposite - gaining weight - can be a frustrating challenge. Underweight women risk losing their periods…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/weigh-up-when-youve-gotta-gain/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/weigh-up-when-youve-gotta-gain/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/weigh-up-when-youve-gotta-gain/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/weigh-up-when-youve-gotta-gain/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/body-image/">body-image</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/eating-disorders/">eating-disorders</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/weight-control/">weight-control</a><br /><br /> </P>