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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Body weight is an important health factor in pregnancy, regardless of country of birth, finds study

Overweight is a major contributor to complications during pregnancy and childbirth—this applies to both women born in Sweden and women who have moved here, something that has not been well researched so far. Interventions ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

Hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer associated with hepatitis infections, is known to have a high recurrence rate after cancer removal. Recent advances in antiviral therapy have reduced the number of patients ...

Medications

Eli Lilly weight-loss drug copycats dealt blow as shortage ends

Eli Lilly & Co.'s blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs are no longer considered to be in shortage in the US, threatening to upend the many knockoffs that became popular when patients couldn't find the brand-name medicines.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

BMI outside of normal category linked to lower fecundability

For women and men, body mass index (BMI) outside of the normal range is associated with increased time to pregnancy and odds of miscarriage, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Network Open.

Overweight & Obesity

Success of meal boxes in treating childhood obesity

Healthy recipes and subsidized meal boxes can go a long way in helping child obesity. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The boxes were approved by the families investigated, and ...

Health

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity—especially women—has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research.

Overweight & Obesity

Guidance provided for management of obesity in kidney disease

In a report issued by the American Society of Nephrology and published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, guidance is presented for the management of obesity in persons with kidney disease.

Neuroscience

'Sticky' brain cells may confuse us into eating more

Diseases involving our metabolism—including obesity and type 2 diabetes—affect more than a quarter of the global population and are projected to become the leading cause of death by 2030. With no effective long-term treatments ...

Medications

The winding, fitful path to diabetes drug Ozempic

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic—so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?

Neuroscience

Study shows the brain divides a meal into different phases

The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have consumed the appropriate amount of energy. This ...

Overweight & Obesity

High-energy breakfast promotes weight loss

In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the need for insulin, new research from Israel reports. The study results ...

Overweight & Obesity

When we lose weight, where does it go?

The world is obsessed with fad diets and weight loss, yet few of us know how a kilogram of fat actually vanishes off the scales.

Overweight & Obesity

How 'before and after' photographs promote unattainable body ideals

When Weight Watchers announced it would no longer be using "before and after" photographs it was met with mixed reactions. Some dieters who had successfully lost weight – and therefore had before and after photos they were ...

Health

New link between gut bacteria and obesity

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new link between gut bacteria and obesity. They found that certain amino acids in the blood are connected to obesity and the composition of the gut microbiome.

Overweight & Obesity

USPSTF urges multicomponent behavioral interventions for obesity

(HealthDay)—The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians provide adults with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions. These findings form ...

Health

How to maintain that weight loss

(HealthDay)—If you've been on a diet more than once, you know that it can be harder to maintain weight than to lose weight in the first place.

Overweight & Obesity

The right way to weigh yourself

(HealthDay)—The scale can be your best friend—or your worst enemy—when you're on a diet.

Overweight & Obesity

I'm not overweight, so why do I need to eat healthy foods?

We all have that one friend whose eating habits and body shape simply don't add up. While enjoying the unhealthiest of meals and a sedentary lifestyle, somehow they effortlessly retain a slender figure.