Psychology Today1d
An Unexpected Irony of Popular Weight-Loss Therapy
A study finds GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may pose vision risks, revealing an unexpected medical irony. A paradoxical insight: ...
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UK's unhealthiest city revealed from booze to obesity and a whole lot of smoking
Recent research has revealed the most unhealthy cities in the UK which factors in obesity, alcohol consumption and tobacco so you might want to keep reading to see if your city is named and shamed ...
Healio6d
Central obesity metrics more accurate than BMI in estimating excess weight-related CRC
Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...
Why there’s an ethnic pension gap in the UK – and how the government could close it
Closing the ethnic pension gap (and the gender gap within it) is vital because the UK’s population is both ageing and ...
Adipose tissue atlas identifies metabolically healthy vs unhealthy obesity
Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...
Medscape16d
Heart Disease Still Top Cause of Death
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, fueled by ongoing increases in hypertension, obesity ... and higher for Black people than for White people.
Law Society of England and Wales16d
A guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language
Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering ...
The Financial Times21d
Investors lose their appetite for the obesity trade
Simply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In a few short years, excitement about groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs made Novo Nordisk Europe’s ...
The Mirror22d
The 3p cup of tea that could help blast dangerous fat in the body
Green and white teas are known to contain the highest ... there have been many studies on the beneficial effects of green tea in treating obesity and improving glucose and lipid metabolism ...
News Medical22d
Global research uncovers varying diabetes mortality risks by ethnicity
A systematic review of 573,173 individuals with type 2 diabetes found South Asian, Black, and Chinese ethnic groups have significantly lower all-cause mortality risks compared to White populations ...
New York Post22d
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...
The Straits Times22d
New obesity benchmark adds body fat, organ health to BMI
LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...