Obesity Archives

Obesity has soared has people eat more unhealthy foods, researchers have warned

World

60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments...

AFPMarch 3, 2025

Diagnosing obesity should move beyond measuring body mass index (BMI), the experts recommended

Life

Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question.

AFPJanuary 15, 2025

Life

Obesity-fighting drugs reduce alcohol consumption in individuals

There were fewer hospitalisations among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Dr. Tim SandleNovember 14, 2024

Novo Nordisk said sales of weight-loss injection Wegovy soared 42 percent in the first nine months of 2024

Business

Obesity drug maker Novo Nordisk posts strong profit

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, posted Wednesday strong third-quarter earnings despite being held...

AFPNovember 6, 2024

The rate of obesity is growing among children and adolescents faster than adults, according to the study carried out with the World Health Organization

Tech & Science

Weight loss cure: Obesity and diabetes implant receives up to $34 million

Northwestern University has received $34 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fast-track the development.

Dr. Tim SandleOctober 4, 2024

Travelers wait in a long line to speak with a Delta representative at the help desk in the McNamara terminal at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on July 20, 2024

Tech & Science

Reducing daily sitting may prevent back pain

The participants were asked to reduce their sitting by 40 minutes per day, on average, during the six-month study.

Dr. Tim SandleOctober 2, 2024

Life

Fat debate: Should high BMI prevent orthopaedic surgery?

Valdemar Loiba says being overweight or obese should not necessarily preclude patients from seeking important orthopaedic procedures.

Dr. Tim SandleSeptember 6, 2024

At 12 months, the average patient on Eli Lilly's new drug Mounjaro lost seven percent more weight than the average for Ozempic

Business

Eli Lilly weight loss drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study

Patients taking Eli Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro achieved significantly greater weight loss than those on Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, a head-to-head study published Monday showed. ...

AFPJuly 8, 2024