Obesity
Commentary
‘Ozempic face’: Accepting wrinkles for improved health
Some who are taking Ozempic are complaining about their faces thinning as an effect of this weight-loss drug. Dr. Anne Peters thinks the benefit...
Latest News
Eating potatoes is healthy, study finds
Potatoes are filled with key nutrients,packed with health benefits.
Feature
Exercise halves T2D risk in adults with obesity
Adults with obesity in a supervised exercise program were significantly less likely than nonexercisers to develop type 2 diabetes 10 years later...
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Similar brain atrophy in obesity and Alzheimer’s disease
The findings of a new study suggest that managing excess weight might slow cognitive decline and lower the risk for AD.
Commentary
Managing respiratory symptoms in the ‘tripledemic’ era
Is it COVID-19, flu, or even RSV?
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‘Sugar tax’ prevented thousands of girls becoming obese
Reductions were greatest in girls whose schools were in the most deprived areas, where children are known to consume the largest amount of sugary...
Opinion
Weight bias affects views of kids’ obesity recommendations
For childhood obesity, we thankfully now have a number of effective treatment options that we can offer, and it’s only our societal weight bias...
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Emotional eating tied to risk of diastolic dysfunction
Cardiovascular disease prevention should include emotional regulation education, researchers suggest.
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Diet packed with fast food found hard on the liver
“Striking” elevations in steatosis were evident among persons with obesity and diabetes who consumed fast food, in comparison with their...
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Does obesity blunt effects of vitamin D supplementation?
‘There seems to be something different happening with vitamin D metabolism at higher body weights,’ said the author of a new paper.
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‘Clinical paradox’? Bariatric surgery may protect from GI cancers
The study marks “an important step toward improving the understanding of potential lifetime risks of bariatric surgery and overall major health...