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Adolescents who feel overweight face triple the risk of self-harm
Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do...


Interdisciplinary therapy programme reduces inflammation and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents with obesity
After a one-year interdisciplinary therapy programme that included clinical, nutritional, psychological and exercise counselling, a group...


Obesity and alcohol are contributing to increases in CRC rates among young adults
Overweight and obesity are contributing to rising death rates from bowel cancer among people aged 25–49 years in the European Union (EU)...


Increased body and abdominal fat cause insulin resistance in adolescents
High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which can lead to a vicious cycle of worsening insulin resistance and obesity by...


Higher risk of 17 cancers after high BMI in late teens
Men who have overweight or obesity at age 18 have a higher risk of 17 different cancers later in life, according to research from the...


Metformin can help manage weight gain side effect of bipolar medications
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Northwell Health have reported that metformin can help prevent or reduce weight gain in...


Top-dose phentermine and topiramate cost-effective for adolescents after five-years
A study led by researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, who assessed the cost-effectiveness of a range of anti-obesity...

CVD with obesity associated with more illness, death and medical costs, than obesity alone
Adults at high cardiovascular risk and living with overweight or obesity experience a higher number of cardiovascular events, are at...

Journal Watch 3/05/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. as ever, we have...


Concerning association between BMI and the adolescent brain
Preteens carrying excess weight have notable differences in cognitive performance, brain structures, and brain circuitry, compared to...
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