Heart deaths related to obesity almost triple in U.S. over last two decades
Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.
Eczema risk seems to increase from polluted air, study finds
Living in places with more air pollution raises the risk of eczema, a chronic condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed ...
Data shows obesity in kids and teens up over the past two decades
Data from the CDC shows obesity increased in kids and teenagers from ages 2 to 19 years old from 1999 to 2023. "If we have an unhealthy generation of young people, we will have an unhealthy generation ...
MedPage Today on MSN2d
ObesityWeek Roundup: Patients More Likely to Ration Weight-Loss Drugs
SAN ANTONIO -- Research presented at the ObesityWeek annual meeting included studies on rationing of prescription medications ...
Japan Today1d
Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Obesity rates in children and adolescents have been rising for decades ... Children and adolescents are not miniature adults, ...
New Food Magazine7d
A golden opportunity to tackle obesity through food and drink policy
Mark Jones, food and drink supply chain expert at law firm Gordons, examines the fallout from a new House of Lords report ...
National Health Executive7d
Childhood obesity twice as prevalent in deprived areas, new NHS figures show
The statistics, which come from the National Child Measurement Programme, show that overall obesity levels for reception-aged ...
Daily Mail8d
One in three kids now OBESE in some areas of the UK - do you live in child obesity hotspot? Check our interactive map to find out
Children with obesity are five times as likely to live with the condition as adults, so it is vital that we take urgent action to protect children today by shifting our focus from treatment to ...
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Teens who get surgery for obesity retain weight-loss reductions 10 years later
New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...
Teens Triumph Over Obesity: NIH Study Reveals Sustained Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
A decade after adolescent bariatric surgery, over 50% of participants sustained major weight loss and saw significant health ...
Medscape10d
Gallbladder and Gastric Motility in Obese Newborns, Pre-adolescents and Adults
the progression from mild motility defects in obese children towards a distinctive motility dysfunction in obese adults, suggests the existence of an age-related worsening of gallbladder and ...