Search results
Hormonal Conditions and Childhood Obesity: What You Need to Know
Healthline· 6 days agoObesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors...
Japan's lessons for combating obesity without Ozempic
Boing Boing· 3 days agoJapan has one of the world's lowest obesity rates at just 4.5%, compared to 42% in the United...
Opinion | New School Meal Standards: An Encouraging Step Towards Healthier Kids
MedPage Today· 7 days agoThe new rules target nutrients of concern in the child and adolescent diet, particularly added...
It's time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity, says researcher
Medical Xpress· 3 days 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 ...
Does Childhood Weight Alter Health Risks in Adults?
Medscape· 3 days agoThe new study follows earlier work on the association of obesity with disease outcomes due to body size trajectories, presenter William Johnson, PhD, an...
Colorectal cancer is rising in children, teens, and young adults, study finds
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 6 days agoA new study reports colon cancer cases have more than tripled in teens ages 15 to 19 from 1999 to...
Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days ago“There is no time to be lost in harnessing this potential.” In October, figures from the National ...
Education key to combating Malaysia’s childhood obesity time bomb: experts
South China Morning Post· 4 days agoIn Malaysia, suggested solutions to the obesity epidemic have included restricting the operating...
‘Number of failures’ at NHS trust in care of girl, six, before her death
Press Association News via AOL· 3 hours agoMaya had been suffering with a persistently high heart rate throughout her time in hospital....
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...