Rates of overweight and obesity in Australians since the 1990s have skyrocketed – and men have been leading the charge.
Cathy O’Leary looks at how doctors are using a more nuanced approach with anti-obesity medications to help turn the tide.
Australians – young and old – have stacked on the weight in the past few decades and the reasons why are part of a complex web of evolutionary, physiological, environmental and societal changes.
According to the most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, two-thirds of adults – about 13 million people...
Cathy O’Leary looks at how doctors are using a more nuanced approach with anti-obesity medications to help turn the tide.
Australians – young and old – have stacked on the weight in the past few decades and the reasons why are part of a complex web of evolutionary, physiological, environmental and societal changes.
According to the most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, two-thirds of adults – about 13 million people...
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