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Children with severe obesity at age 4 may have a life expectancy of just 39: Study
Investing.com· 2 days agoChildren with severe obesity at age 4 may have a life expectancy of just 39: Study
Severe obesity in childhood can halve life expectancy, global modeling study finds
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoThe development of obesity at a very young age was found to have a particularly profound effect. For...
Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise in study of NYC public schools
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoAmong public school students in New York City, some of the greatest increases in childhood obesity in recent years were among those socioeconomic and demographic groups already ...
Obesity and metabolic syndrome affect breast cancer risks differently, study reports
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 4 days agoResearchers are reporting that obesity can increase a person's risk of developing breast cancer...
Mounjaro vs. Ozempic: Which Is Better for Weight Loss?
MediaFeed via AOL· 4 days agoIn one corner, we’ve got Mounjaro, and in the other, Ozempic. They’re both once-a-week injectable...
Study supports lower BMI threshold for obesity in those over age 40
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoThe internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate...
Targeting Obesity to Improve HFpEF Outcomes
Medscape· 7 days agoButler: I am absolutely delighted to have this discussion with Dr Kosiborod on the issues pertaining to obesity and heart failure because, for one thing,...
For People Over 40, BMI Obesity Readings May Not be Accurate
Healthline via AOL· 1 day agoThe new research was presented this week at the annual European Congress on Obesity in Venice,...
Setmelanotide Shows Promise in Hypothalamic Obesity
Medscape· 2 days agoTreatment with setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, led to a significant reduction in BMI in a difficult-to-treat population of patients...
Beyond weight loss: Bariatric surgery may reduce cancer risk
Lexington Herald-Leader· 18 hours agoWhen you think about obesity, you may not connect it to cancer. Among those are endometrial, ovarian, colon, liver, pancreatic and postmenopausal breast cancers, which together ...