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Experts advise delaying weight gain when it comes to it. In order to give the cardiovascular system time to acclimatise, weight gain—especially lean body mass—should also be done gradually, advises Spencer Kroll, M.D., a board-certified internal medicine specialist at the Kroll Medical Group in Marlboro, New Jersey. According to Dr. Kroll, the greatest amount of weight gain that is recommended is often one to two pounds every week. "Excessive cardiovascular stress brought on by rapid weight gain can result in issues with cardiac output."