Metabolic link to cancer
Metabolic disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases have been linked to an increased risk of developing bowel cancer. Read More...
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Periods: earlier and irregular
A new study of over 70,000 women born between 1950 and 2005 has shown that girls are getting their periods earlier and they're taking longer to become regular. Read More...
Heart benefits from weight loss drug
People taking the drug semaglutide not only lost around 10% of their body weight but had cardiovascular benefits irrespective of their starting weight or the amount of weight lost, according to research. Read More...
Push for new BMI cut-off
The body mass index cut-off point for obesity may not be appropriate for middle-aged and older men and women, according to new research presented this week. Read More...
Taxing time for sugary drinks
The Grattan Institute has renewed calls for a sugary drinks tax, as soft drinks remain the single biggest source of sugar in Australian diets, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Read More...
Optimistic about overcoming obesity
Research from Oxford University and the American College of Physicians, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM), has revealed that overweight and obese patients were more likely to lose weight if physicians offered advice using an optimistic tone. Read More...
Over half the world will be overweight or obese by 2035
More than half the global population will either be overweight or obese within 12 years if prevention, treatment, and support do not improve, according to the finding of a new report by the World Obesity Federation. Read More...
Obesity’s ‘lazy’ stigma
Simplistic stereotypes of Australians living with obesity blame the individual and fail to consider the complex causes, according to a blueprint that seeks to overhaul the way the nation deals with the health condition. Read More...