188 million children and adolescents living with obesity worldwide: WHO
For the first time, the number of overweight children has surpassed underweight children, the global health body says; children spend ...
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Nearly Half of Americans Expected to Have Obesity in the Next 10 Years
(MedPage Today) -- Roughly 126 million U.S. adults ages 20 and older are projected to have obesity by 2035, according ...
Obesity impacts on brain may depend on how fat is distributed across body, study finds
Brain health outcomes were compared with patterns in how body fat was distributed Source: www.thehindu.com Medical Disclaimer: This content is ...
Obesity and smoking: Doctor lists liver damage causes
An unhealthy lifestyle directly impacts the liver. Source: www.philstar.com Medical Disclaimer: This content is shared for informational and educational purposes ...
Nipah virus alerts, water contamination concerns, and new research on obesity and long-term weight loss – and more
This week’s we covers the recent Nipah virus alert in West Bengal, a diarrhoea outbreak in Indore, weight-loss drugs and ...
Berberine No Help for Metabolic Markers in Patients With Obesity and MASLD
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with the supplement berberine failed to reduce visceral adipose tissue or liver fat in adults with ...
GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Mortality Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients With Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with colon cancer and comorbid obesity treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had lower ...
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI at detecting obesity risk in older adults: Study
The study explored whether obesity trends were driven mainly by ageing, environmental factors, or generational differences Source: www.thehindu.com Medical Disclaimer: ...
Less than two years after stopping obesity drugs, weight and health issues return, study finds
The retrospective study could not determine whether some patients were more likely than others to keep off the weight Source: ...
Cassidy Decries Child Vax Changes; First GLP-1 Pill for Obesity; ‘Super-Flu’ Season?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), who previously cast ...