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Being a couch potato has long been blamed for obesity - a new study has found the real cause
The study found that people in developed nations who are more sedentary burn similar amounts of calories to people in ...
Obesity isn’t caused by inactivity, ultra-processed foods to blame—major global study finds
A sweeping international study finds daily calorie burn is similar across countries — pointing to ultra-processed foods and ...
What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.
Obesity is uncommon among Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Tsimane forager-farmers in Bolivia, Tuvan herder-farmers in ...
Medscape6d
Lean Diabetes: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
Although ‘lean type 2 diabetes’ is not uncommon, clinicians must first exclude other causes including autoimmune, monogenic, ...
Healthy diet could help infants fight off effects of maternal obesity
Maternal obesity doesn't just affect the health of a pregnant woman. It can also have effects on her child, increasing their ...
Medscape8d
New Obesity Definition Raises the Number Who Have It
About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.
Obesity drug prices are dropping, but getting a steady supply remains a challenge
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
Professors respond to new George Mason University federal investigation over alleged discriminatory hiring practices
The Department of Education launched an investigation into hiring practices at George Mason University. The university denies ...
WSU study finds possible link between childhood obesity and mothers’ smoking pre-pregnancy
The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.
Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News1d
New study finds 80 percent of Americans show signs of CKM
A comprehensive first-of-its-kind national study reveals that cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) affects nearly 4 out of 5 American adults, highlighting a health concern that has grown ...