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INTERMITTENT FASTING SHOWS POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR OBESITY TREATMENT AND BRAIN-GUT-MICROBIOME HEALTH
A recent Nutrients journal study by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles,...
INFLUENCES OF PARENTING EDUCATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF OBESITY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN
This project aimed to prevent obesity in high-risk infants using community health workers to provide mothers with culturally appropriate...
STUDY SUGGESTS DIABETES SCREENING SHOULD BE GUIDED BY AGE, NOT WEIGHT
Millions of diabetes cases may be missed under the current U.S. screening guidelines, especially among Asian Americans, according to...
FDA DRUG SAFETY PROGRAM MITIGATES PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO PHENTERMINE-TOPIRAMATE
Prenatal exposure to topiramate - which has been linked to birth defects - was lower among those using it in combination with phentermine...
OZEMPIC EXPOSED THE CRACKS IN THE BODY POSITIVITY MOVEMENT
By now, we're all familiar with the newfound popularity of Ozempic, a drug created to help manage type 2 diabetes, being used as the...
OBESITY TIED TO DENSITY OF FOOD STORES CARRYING LESS HEALTHY OPTIONS, REPORT FINDS
A higher density of food stores carrying less healthy options is associated with a higher prevalence of obesity, according to a report...
OVERWEIGHT WOMEN MAY HAVE THEIR MUMS TO BLAME
If mothers were overweight or followed an unhealthy diet in pregnancy, they may have 'programmed' their daughter to be biologically...
ASK AMY: A ‘THIN AND FIT' PERSON TRIES TO UNDERSTAND OBESITY
A “thin and fit” reader is confused about the science around why some people weigh more than others.
MAR 17 2023 THIS WEEK IN CARDIOLOGY PODCAST
ACC Recap No. 2: Pacing in HFpEF, Oral PCSK9 inhibitor, PAH, soft thinking on adherence, and so called metabolically healthy obese...
FAMILY HISTORY PAIRED WITH OBESITY OR HEAVY ALCOHOL USE ‘MARKEDLY' INCREASE GOUT RISK
Individuals with a family history of gout and who are either obese or heavy alcohol consumers demonstrate a “markedly increased risk”...
COVERING NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS COULD STRAIN MEDICARE, POLICY EXPERTS WARN
The emergence of highly effective obesity drugs has spurred renewed efforts to get Medicare to pay for weight loss medications, but...
Q&A: IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES, OMA ADVOCATES TO ‘TREAT OBESITY FIRST'
The Obesity Medicine Association recently published a new clinical practice statement encouraging clinicians to prioritize the treatment...
WEEKEND READING: STOPPING THE RISING PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, predicts that unless preventive interventions succeed, by 2035: The...
PREVALENCE OF METABOLICALLY HEALTHY OBESITY INCREASING IN US, BUT REMAINS LOW OVERALL
The percentage of adults with metabolically healthy obesity increased from 1999 to 2018 but remains much smaller than the proportion...
IS THIS A NEW MIRACLE WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENT? SCIENTISTS THINK IT MIGHT BE
The brightly red roselle plant, native to Africa, is packed full of potent compounds that researchers think have 'anti-obesity' properties.
MILLIONS OF FAT BRITS COULD BE GIVEN FAT LOSS DRUGS IN BID TO TRIM BULGING BENEFITS BILL
Officials, who expect a deluge of new obesity-fighting drugs to be approved in the near future, are drawing up plans for weight-loss...
STUDY: BEING OVERWEIGHT IN MIDDLE AGE COULD REDUCE YOUR LIFESPAN BY UP TO 5 YEARS
An alarming study has revealed that being obese in middle age could reduce your lifespan by as much as five years.Details of the study...
NEARLY 50% OF ADULTS WITH OBESITY HAVE HYPERTENSION, INCREASED MORTALITY RISK
About half of all adults with obesity have controlled or uncontrolled hypertension and a significantly higher mortality rate compared...
'GAME-CHANGING' WEIGHT LOSS JAB 2.5X STRONGER THAN OZEMPIC WILL BE ROLLED OUT ON NHS IN WEEKS
Watchdog NICE has given the green light to the weekly jab in what experts have hailed as a 'pivotal moment' in the fight against obesity.
IS YOUR BABY'S GUT HEALTH IN THE GREEN ZONE?
Is good baby gut health as simple as finding the right baby probiotic ? Not so fast. As it turns out, not every baby needs a probiotic....