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BMI threshold for obesity in older people should be lowered, researchers say
Press Association News via AOL· 6 hours agoThe analysis suggested the ideal BMI cut-off point for obesity in older adults was 27, with an...
Does Childhood Weight Alter Health Risks in Adults?
Medscape· 23 hours agoThe new study follows earlier work on the association of obesity with disease outcomes due to body size trajectories, presenter William Johnson, PhD, an...
Wegovy users keep weight off for four years, Novo Nordisk study says
Reuters· 12 hours ago, opens new tab Wegovy obesity treatment maintained an average of 10% weight loss after four years,...
Japan's lessons for combating obesity without Ozempic
Boing Boing· 1 day agoJapan has one of the world's lowest obesity rates at just 4.5%, compared to 42% in the United...
Text messages with financial incentives can help men who are living with obesity lose weight, UK...
Medical Xpress· 5 hours agoA new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), and...
What the results of Wegovy’s longest clinical trial yet show about weight loss, side effects and...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNew analyses of the longest clinical trial yet of the weight-loss drug Wegovy are shedding light on...
Lifestyle Interventions for Obesity in the Era of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Journal of the American Medical Association· 23 hours agoA central goal of obesity treatment is sustaining weight loss of at least 5%, with at least 10% weight loss conferring greater cardiometabolic health benefits.1 As new pharmacological ...
Myths, benefits and side effects like nausea of weight-loss jabs revealed
The US Sun· 15 hours agoIN a world with growing obesity rates, fat jabs have arrived and taken the weight-loss market by...
How we can bridge the obesity-care gap for Black Americans
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoOPINION: It is time to advocate for legislative changes that will ensure every individual has access...
It's time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity, says researcher
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoThe popularity and broad reach of such platforms provides the opportunity to reach diverse audiences, including teenagers and young adults, explains lead researcher Dr. Antonella Franceschelli ...