A major study shows that gaining weight early in adulthood can increase long-term health risks and raise the chance of early death. (Photographer Basak Gurbuz Derman/Moment/Getty Images) New research in mice shows how eating bread can cause body weight and fat mass to increase, even though caloric intake stays at a similar level. ScienceAlert on MSN: Scientists reveal why bread can cause weight gain without overeating TheHealthSite: Eating bread can make you gain weight as much as overeating: Here's why Eating bread can make you gain weight as much as overeating: Here's why Science Daily: Scientists discover why bread can cause weight gain without extra calories Moneycontrol: Bread and rice can cause weight gain in hidden ways, warns new study Bread and rice can cause weight gain in hidden ways, warns new study