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Using Ozempic to get ‘beach body ready’ risks dangerous complications, lead NHS doctor warns
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoPeople should not use weight-loss drugs to shed weight in a bid to get “beach body ready” for the...
What Black Americans can learn from ‘American Idol’ star Mandisa’s obesity-related death
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhile BMI analytics are not always accurate for certain patients (like children), doctors use other...
“American Idol” Alum Mandisa's Cause of Death Was 'Complications from Obesity' — Here's What That...
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoobesity is associated with such as high blood pressure, diabetes, alterations in cholesterol,...
1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight,' new study finds. Here's what parents...
Yahoo Life· 4 days agoMeanwhile, “severe obesity” is defined as a BMI above the 120th percentile. Strictly speaking, a...
Novo’s blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy under fire in Denmark
Detroit News· 1 day agoA Danish drug oversight panel advised doctors to restrict prescriptions of Novo Nordisk A/S’s...
Weight loss surgery more effective than obesity drugs, diet changes: study
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Surgery needs to play a bigger role in obesity treatment and be considered earlier in the disease...
20x Less Likely: Transforming Prediabetes Outcomes With Bariatric Surgery
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoMetabolic surgery greatly lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients...
Adolescent obesity management guidelines: sixth Guideline Development Group meeting
World Health Organization· 4 days agoObesity, in children, adolescents and adults is a public health concern in almost all regions of the world. As of 2020 it was estimated that 38.9 million children under 5 ...
Type 2 diabetes: How gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes and obesity
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 3 days agoResearchers say gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes from developing type 2 diabetes....
Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe health risks associated with weight gain are severe, with more people dying from weight and obesity-related diseases than from undernutrition. In Africa ...