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Report finds wide range of factors influencing childhood obesity
To mark World Obesity Day 2022, Professor Franco Sassi of the Business School, Imperial College London, discusses the latest report from...


Favourable adiposity can help protect people with obesity from some disease
Geneticists have revealed why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy, while others suffer from life-changing ailments such as...


Arterial stiffness associated with hypertension and obesity
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol have found that higher...


Saxenda approved for the treatment of obesity in adolescents
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a licence extension for Saxenda (Novo Nordisk) for the...

Ten-year outcomes of LSG in paediatric patients
The results from a ten-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to treat severe...


Overweight asthmatic children less likely to respond to inhaled steroid medication
Asthmatic children are less likely to respond to inhaled steroid medication if they are overweight or obese, and this leads to more...


Paediatric patients with obesity have better psychosocial outcomes when medically-supervised
Medically-supervised paediatric patients living with obesity have improved psychosocial health and reduced symptoms of depression,...


Obesity in adolescence raises adult T2DM risk, even after weight loss
Adolescents with who are overweight or have obesity may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes or have a heart attack in their 30s and...


Zealand Pharma gain FDA approval for Zegalogue (dasiglucagon) injection for hypoglycaemia
Zealand Pharma has received approval from the FDA for Zegalogue (dasiglucagon) injection, for the treatment of severe hypoglycaemia in...


Girls with obesity have increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood
A study of 92 adolescents conducted in Brazil suggests girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with...
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