The best way to gain weight is to eat foods that has natural nutrients, e.g. Potatoes, brown rice. In this forum discussion, I will be discussing adding weight and how to do it safely. There like two billion people that are obsess or over weight and there are many that too thin. There are many factors that can cause someone to be overweight. Low Immunity Trouble fighting illness or diseases Vitamin deficiencies Development issues in Children and teenagers such irregular period and increase risk of Amenorrhea, born lost, anemia, Kidney disease, feeling tired and having low energy levels, dried skins e.t, c. Research as shown that there is a relationship between depression and increase rate of suicide. Some people make mistakes of eating much high calories foods in order to gain weight and the food may be of low nutritional value. Unhealthy weight gain comes from processed and refined foods, adding of artificial sugar, sweetening beverages, alcohol, eating of junk food like chips, sleeping less and be stressed out and living a sedentary or inactive lifestyle.