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Weighing the high cost of obesity reduction drugs
University of Chicago researchers assessed the long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of four antiobesity medications compared to lifestyle modification alone. Results indicate that tirzepatide and semaglutide provide ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Adding anti-obesity medication early in therapy significantly enhances weight loss results, study finds
Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioral therapy begins—rather than waiting the currently recommended six months—can more than double weight loss for patients who struggle initially with lifestyle ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Persistent organic pollutants associated with higher blood pressure in teens after weight loss surgery
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat—are associated with long-term higher ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Breastfeeding and avoiding sugary drinks may reduce later obesity risk in offspring
Adequate breastfeeding (BF) and avoidance of sugary beverages in early life may reduce the risk for preadolescent obesity in infants exposed to gestational diabetes (GDM), according to a study published online March 12 in ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Chchd10 protein's regulation of adipose tissue offers new obesity management strategies
Obesity is a global health concern closely linked to a range of metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine ...
Mar 17, 2025
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The Ozempic workout: How gyms and trainers are catering to a new group of exercisers
GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro have helped millions of people combat type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease as well as shed weight. The class of drugs—GLP-1 receptor agonists—has been around ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Lower waist-to-hip ratio in midlife linked to longer lasting cognitive function
Researchers from Oxford University, University College London, and collaborating institutions across Germany, France, and the Netherlands, found that diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio during midlife are associated with ...
Married men may be three times as likely to be obese as bachelors
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that being married triples the risk of living with obesity for men (but does not increase the risk for ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Depressing findings for those suffering from eating disorders
New research shows that people with eating disorders are more harshly judged than those suffering from depression, making it much harder for them to seek treatment.
Mar 13, 2025
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Protein from small intestine may hold key to obesity treatment
A team of Ohio University researchers have made a groundbreaking development in the fight against obesity. In a study recently published in Obesity, the researchers highlight a protein that is naturally produced in the body ...
Mar 13, 2025
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BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests
Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.
Mar 12, 2025
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Weight loss increases risk of death for obese adults
New research has found for the first time that extreme weight fluctuations in obese individuals with cardiovascular disease significantly increases the risk of death—with weight loss as well as weight gain raising risk ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Popular weight loss drugs bring unexpected heart health benefits—researchers discuss implications
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver more health benefits than expected.
Mar 12, 2025
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Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight, finds study
Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study. Conducted by the Penn State ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Water aerobics for more than 10 weeks can trim waist size and aid weight loss, data analysis suggests
Water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open.
Mar 11, 2025
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Co-designed resources aim to reduce weight stigma in maternity care
Weight stigma is a commonly reported experience in maternity care that negatively impacts the health of mothers and their babies. Women who experience weight stigma commonly report symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Chronic stress and obesity work together to accelerate pancreatic cancer development and growth, study finds
A new study led by UCLA investigators suggests that chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to fuel the early development of pancreatic cancer, shedding light on how lifestyle factors contribute to one of the ...
Mar 10, 2025
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60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: Study
Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday.
Mar 8, 2025
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Genome-edited stem cells reveal new hope for obesity treatment without muscle loss
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Beijing Institute of Stem Cells and Regeneration (BISCRM) and the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) have cracked the code of the notorious FTO gene, reconciling its ...
Mar 7, 2025
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Makers of Wegovy and Zepbound cut prices for those without insurance
The makers of two popular weight-loss drugs—Wegovy and Zepbound—are cutting prices to make the medications more affordable for people without insurance.
Mar 7, 2025
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Naturally occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects
A naturally occurring molecule identified by Stanford Medicine researchers appears similar to semaglutide—also known as Ozempic—in suppressing appetite and reducing body weight. Notably, testing in animals also showed ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Labrador study uncovers genetic ties to human obesity, highlighting shared pathways
Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans. The results are published in the journal ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Micronutrient study could help prevent childhood obesity in Pacific region
Children aged 2–8 years across 11 Pacific jurisdictions (Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, and Palau) are not meeting daily ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Taking semaglutide before bariatric surgery does not improve weight loss or safety, study finds
Mass General Brigham researchers found that total weight loss did not increase for patients who took semaglutide before having weight-loss surgery, suggesting that a surgery-first strategy could lead to better outcomes.
Mar 5, 2025
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Melatonin shown to improve muscle energy efficiency, offering a potential therapy to combat 'diabesity'
An international study led by the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that melatonin, known for its ability to regulate the sleep/wake cycle, can restore the composition of muscle fibers and protect skeletal muscle from ...
Mar 5, 2025
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