Two-thirds of the UK population are either overweight or obese—a crisis that costs billions each year in health care and lost productivity. Yet, in a 2021 review of nearly 700 obesity-related policies in England, researchers ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine's (IOM) recommended daily dose does not provide additional health benefits, according to research ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Popular high speed internet activities like bingeing on streaming platforms and online gaming could be increasing obesity rates in Australians, new research has found.
Nov 11, 2024
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"Aren't they a little young for that?"
Nov 11, 2024
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can influence a child's weight in ways that will shape their long-term health, a new study says. The work is published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past 20 years, a new study reports.
Nov 11, 2024
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A nationwide study from Japan spanning a 14-year study period has revealed an increasing trend of overweight and obesity in patients with incident end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Nov 7, 2024
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Brooke Boyarsky Pratt remembers when her childhood doctor told her mom that her daughter weighed too much.
Nov 6, 2024
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Poorer folks' access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during pregnancy may have varying effects on the risks of childhood obesity, according to a new study.
Nov 4, 2024
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