Map Reveals How Obesity Rates in the U.S Compares to Europe
Comparatively, obesity rates in most European countries remain below 25 percent, with some nations, particularly in Southern ...
Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
Federal regulators say shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy have been resolved, as supplies of popular diabetes and obesity ...
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All the Oxygen in the Room
I received an email from my boss at the health department where I work on social epidemiology. It was ...
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How much weight loss is too much? Pharma is pushing the limit with new obesity drugs
One participant lost 22% of her weight in nine months — substantially faster than the rate seen with approved GLP-1 drugs ...
Science’s quest to understand appetite control has taken a huge leap forward
Professor Yeo says if the neuronal sensors and brain pathways involved in appetite regulation are better understood, it may ...
Obesity surgery tourism—only approved centers should be carrying out recognized procedures, say researchers
Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons people engage in so-called "medical tourism"—where they travel to another country for a procedure ...
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Europe sets new standards for obesity surgery medical tourism
Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called 'medical tourism' – where they travel to another country to have the ...
Discovery of new fat cell subtypes in the human body could advance personalized obesity treatment
A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat ...