Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An ingredient that can be added to food to make it more filling may be less effective at preventing weight gain in young people but could
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The arrival of GLP-1 analog drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight-loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to lead to
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Since 1990, the rise in childhood overweight and obesity has surged across every continent, almost doubling in prevalence. While the United States has the highest prevalence,
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Weight fluctuation and change in body composition with growth is a normal part of development. Apart from the first year of life, teenage years experience the
Infographic. Credit: ICES A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry found that 32% of individuals with an eating disorder had abnormal electrolyte levels, which were associated with a higher risk
Associations of disease risk with change in body mass index (BMI) or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). Credit: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (2024). DOI:10.1111/dom.15896 A Cleveland Clinic research team has published the
Credit: Luke Bowers, University of Melbourne Diseases involving our metabolism—including obesity and type 2 diabetes—affect more than a quarter of the global population and are projected to become the leading
by Evangeline Gardiner, Amy Kirkegaard, Breanna Lepre, Lauren Ball and Mark Robinson, The Conversation Until recently, weight management was seen as a personal responsibility. Credit: World Obesity Federation From doctors’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today’s powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic—so what was that journey like for the scientists
