Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study…
Tag: Overweight & Obesity
Study finds women more likely than men to suffer from long COVID
Unadjusted relationship between BMI and Long COVID by sex. Credit: International Journal of Obesity (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01477-8 A new study by Western researchers has drawn a link between higher body…
Cognitive benefits seen two years after bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with cognitive benefits two years after surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Emma Custers, from Radboud University Medical…
Reduce risk of childhood obesity through good nutrition before and during pregnancy, say scientists
Predicted latent class growth analysis weight standard deviation score (SDS) trajectories. Credit: BMC Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03246-w A study involving 500 mothers investigated the use of an enriched nutritional supplement…
Our sense of taste helps pace our eating. Understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As a scientist who investigates hunger and weight control, I’m interested in the way our brains let us know we’ve had enough. As we begin to…
Weight-loss medications alone are not a quick fix, says obesity expert
Credit: CC0 Public Domain One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. Many may be wondering if weight-loss medications can help them reach their goal. Medications…
Treatment of obesity must be multifaceted, publication says
Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels According to “Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Chronic Disease of Obesity”—a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)—overweight and obesity are now…
Survey finds most Americans think bariatric surgery is a shortcut and should only be a last resort
After years of living with constant pain and fatigue, bariatric surgery helped Maritza Cruz Rivera lose weight and implement healthy habits to help her maintain her health long term. Credit:…
Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs
A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking…
