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Why does prednisone make you gain weight and how come diet and exercise won't help?
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Fluid retention : Steroids affect how your body stores fat and glucose so can literally cause you to gain weight on top of excessive appetite/water retention along with metabolic changes in fat and glucose metabolism. It also increase fluid retention.
Answered 6/24/2020
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