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Child's Risk for Obesity Depends on Where Parents Can Shop for Food

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – The corner bodega or neighborhood Kwik-E-Mart could be fueling childhood obesity in the United States, a new study suggests. Children have a more than 50% increased...

Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Meds

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Wegovy, Zepbound and other cutting-edge weight-loss drugs can be tough to get these days. They’re in short supply, and often too expensive to afford without insurance c...

At Least One in Five People Has Obesity in Each U.S. State

THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Statistics from 2023 on U.S. obesity rates reveal that in every U.S. state, one in every five people now has obesity, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. C...

Ozempic, Mounjaro Help People With Type 1 Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Lose Weight

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Initially approved to treat type 2 diabetes, Ozempic and Mounjaro also can help people with type 1 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, a new study...

Weight Reduction Varies for Patients Receiving Semaglutide, Liraglutide

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – For patients with obesity receiving semaglutide or liraglutide, weight reduction at one year is associated with medication active agent, dosage, treatment indication, and...

Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Ozempic and its weight-loss cousin, Wegovy, outperform another longstanding weight-loss drug that targets the same hormone associated with blood sugar and appetite, a new...

Risk for T2D Increased for Individuals With Late Chronotype

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – People with a late chronotype have an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and have higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waist circumference, according to a study...

Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Work Better in Women Than Men

THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval. All...

Liraglutide Efficacious, Safe for Children Aged 6 to

THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Liraglutide plus lifestyle intervention is efficacious for children aged 6 to

Weight-Loss Surgery Benefits Blood Pressure Management

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Bariatric surgery emerges as a durable solution for obesity-related hypertension, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific...

Daily Pill Helps People Lose Weight, Combines GLP-1 With Other Drug

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – An experimental weight-loss pill appears to help people quickly shed pounds, a new study says. People who took the drug amycretin lost up to 13% of their body weight over...

Abdominal Adipose Tissue Linked to Musculoskeletal Pain

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – For women and men, abdominal adipose tissue is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain...

Weight-Loss Pill Saxenda Helps Kids as Young as 6

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report. The findings, published Tuesday in the New...

Exercising Can Help You Have Healthier Belly Fat

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time? Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says....

Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection, Especially in People With Diabetes

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – Losing weight can help a person with obesity – especially those with diabetes – fend off serious infections, new data shows. It's an important finding, since "up to one in...

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