Economic impact of obesity set to reach average 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060
The economic impact of obesity is set to make up 3.6%, on average, of a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—the total value of annual goods […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In overweight and obese adults at high cardiovascular risk, once-daily subcutaneous liraglutide plus changes in diet and physical activity reduced […] A delaying tactic used by some U.S. health insurers to limit coverage of bariatric surgery does not jibe with the clinical experience at one U.S. […] Combining minimally invasive endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) with a weekly injection of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist semaglutide (Ozempic, Novo Nordisk) leads to significantly greater […] In a large cohort of insured working adults with severe obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), among those who underwent bariatric surgery, the rate of […] Numerous studies have demonstrated the role of physical activity in improving heart health for patients with type 2 diabetes. But whether exercising at a certain […] Unraveling the links among obesity, aging, telomere lengths and metabolic diseases is the subject of the study published today in Nature Metabolism by a collaborative […] Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby’s gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher risk of […] Researchers found a striking association between BMI and risk for death among patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19. The association was independent of obesity-related comorbities […]
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Insurers Delay Bariatric Surgery for Reprehensible Reason
Semaglutide Boosts Weight Loss Following Endoscopic Gastroplasty
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Timing of physical activity associated with cardiovascular health for individuals with Type 2 diabetes
Aging, diet-induced obesity, and metabolic disease link explored in new research
Caesarean birth, prolonged labour influence infant gut bacteria, risk of childhood obesity and allergies
Obesity may increase risk of dying from COVID-19, especially in younger men