More than a billion people worldwide are obese, WHO study finds
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: One in Eight People Are Now Living With Obesity
[WHO] New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (5 to 19 years of age). The data also show that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Food and Agriculture External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
More than a billion people living with obesity
Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than one billion people now obese - study
Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Revealed: More than a BILLION people worldwide are now obese - so how do rates fare in YOUR country?
Obesity rates among youngsters quadrupled globally between 1990 and 2022 while rates among adults more than doubled, researchers in the UK found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese: Lancet
Obesity rates among children and adolescents worldwide increased four times from 1990 to 2022. Among adults, the obesity rate more than doubled in women and nearly tripled in men. In total, 159 million children and adolescents and 879 million adults were living with obesity in 2022. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK is 'sick man of Europe' because of its addiction to ultraprocessed foods, claims top dietitian Tim Spector as he likens dangers of 'hyper-palatable' junk to passive smoking
Professor Tim Spector called for compulsory warning labels for food packaging as he said Brits' diet of poor quality food, is making them overeat and is fuelling diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Is Vivani Medical (VANI) Stock Up 300% Today?
Little-known emerging biopharmaceutical company Vivani Medical (NASDAQ:VANI) saw its market value increase dramatically on Wednesday. Catapulting sentiment was the company’s weight-loss solution, which offered compelling results compared to mainline weight-loss therapeutics. Given Vivani’s…#vivanimedical #obese #ozempic #novonordisk #nvo #ozempicandwegovy #fda #wegovy #perjohnshopkins #maximgroups (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug
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In middle-age men with high Alzheimer's dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was linked with lower cognition and brain volumes. (Obesity)
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Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Roswell Welcomes New Options Medical Weight Loss Clinic
Options Medical Weight Loss is excited to open its first clinic in the Metro Atlanta area. Options Medical Weight Loss is the nation's premier medical weight loss clinic offering non-surgical medical weight loss solutions that are safe, effective, and affordable. Board-certified obesity... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
Eli Lilly could launch obesity drug in India next year, CEO says
Eli Lilly plans to launch its diabetes and obesity drug, Mounjaro, in India next year. The drug contains tirzepatide and is sold as Zepbound in the US. The global market for GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic, is expected to reach $100 billion by the end of the decade. Lilly's drugs as well as Danish rival Novo Nordisk's in-demand Wegovy and Ozempic are therapies known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which were developed to control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Say goodbye to your meal deal as you know it! SNP threatens to strip crisps and fizzy drinks out of £3 lunch offers in war on obesity
Evening dine-in deals could also fall victims to the plan, which health campaigners insist is vital to curb Scotland's bulging waistline and ease pressure on the NHS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Belly fat tied to brain health in middle-aged adults at high risk of Alzheimer ’s, study finds
Abdominal fat is associated with brain health in middle-aged adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. However, this link is more conspicuous in men. A team of researchers in the U.S. and Israel used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the amounts of…#israel #obesity #michalschnaiderbeeri #phd #fortune #bmi #latinos #usalzheimers #mfg #nishapatel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I did the keto diet for years. But I had to quit for my health
I have been overweight pretty much my entire life. It started at age eight, but back then it was called "husky". Over the decades, I tried all the diets and every new fad that came along—shots, drinks, pills, shakes—but I couldn't find anything that sustainably worked for me. Everything worked for…#obese #rny #sugar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lilly could launch obesity drug in India next year, CEO says
Eli Lilly plans to launch its obesity drug, tirzepatide, in India next year. The drug, also known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight-loss in the U.S., may see authorized generic versions. CEO David Ricks emphasized the need for India to enhance patent protection and eliminate redundant policies to attract global drugmaker investments. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
