Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity across the U.S., at least doubling in adult men and…
Tag: Overweight & Obesity
Medicaid covers GLP-1 meds for obesity in just 13 states, analysis finds
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…
Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents’ hands
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels A study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other electronic feedback to traditional in-clinic health counseling…
Study suggests around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat
Credit: Bryce Carithers from Pexels Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of…
Are we losing sight of overall health? Here’s what the science says
by Aude Bandini, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Pierre-Marie David and Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The craze for new drugs in the GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (Gastric…
Abdominal fat linked to widespread chronic pain, especially in women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Excess abdominal fat is associated with widespread chronic pain, particularly in women, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal Regional…
Thinking of trying a new diet? Here are 4 questions to ask yourself before you do
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We live in a society that glorifies dieting, with around 42% of adults globally having tried to lose weight. Messages about dieting and weight loss are…
Research shows drop in unhealthy food ads during kids’ TV shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children’s exposure to food and drink ads during kids’ TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during…
UK teenagers get two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed foods—new study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Humans have been processing food for thousands of years. While some processing can increase food’s safety and shelf-life, consuming lots of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked…
