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Morbid Obesity: When Are You Medically Overweight?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBeing overweight is defined as having more body fat than is ideal for good health. While overweight is defined as having a body mass of 25 kilograms per...
Obesity: What You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLearn more about the definition of obesity and what it means for your health. Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Obesity is a chronic disease...
Split Opinions on Obesity as a Disease
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 7 months agoObesity is an abnormal or excessive amount of body fat that adversely affects your health. Although it affects just over 40% of the U.S. population,...
US doctors' group adopts new policy on healthy weight assessment
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe American Medical Association (AMA) on Wednesday said it will advise doctors to pay less...
Fearing severe complications from COVID-19, some people are seeking a surgical solution
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom early in the pandemic, it quickly became clear that certain people would feel COVID-19′s wrath...
Does Medicare cover weight loss treatments?
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Does Medicare cover treatments and medication to help with weight loss? The answer is yes, kind of. According Savvy Senior, around 30% of Americans age 65+ are dealing ...
Healthy Living: Six chronic conditions every Ohioan should watch for as they get older
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom 2010 to 2030, the number of Ohioans 60 and older is expected to increase by 33.4% to nearly 3.1...
CPAP replacement works well for the overweight, not obese, study finds
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn implantable, FDA-approved device for obstructive sleep apnea — designed to replace a CPAP — works...
Evansville's Internet-famous fat cat continues to drop pounds in the swimming pool
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEVANSVILLE − Weight loss (and the accompanying better health) is on the minds of a lot of Americans...
CNN Exclusive: Older weight loss drugs are making a comeback as Zepbound, Wegovy remain out of reach...
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOlder medicines have several benefits, including that they’re more affordable, are less likely to be...