Low-fibre diet, not weight, may cause gut infections
Diet, more than body mass, may play a role in the risk for gut infection, and eating more fibre could be the key to prevention, according...
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Liraglutide successfully targets fat that can endanger heart health
Researchers at UT Southwestern have reported that the weight-loss drug once-daily liraglutide combined with lifestyle interventions can...
GENEVA study: Bariatric surgery can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bariatric surgery can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols, according to the...
Excess body fat associated with an increased risk of digestive system cancers
Obesity increases the risk of developing cancers of the digestive system and it is the person's fat mass, rather than size, that is the...
Obesity and cardiovascular factors combine to cause cognitive decline in Latinos
Researchers led by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have reported that obesity alone is not associated with...
AstraZeneca and Regeneron to develop obesity treatments
AstraZeneca has entered into a collaboration with Regeneron to research, develop and commercialise small molecule compounds directed...
ASMBS Foundation awards grants for COVID-19 & obesity studies
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation has awarded two research grants totalling US$50,000 to study...
EBWMP plus anti-obesity medications results in greater weight loss
A Cleveland Clinic study has reported that adults with obesity lost significantly more weight when they had access to medications for...
Lower haemoglobin may protect against obesity and metabolic syndrome
A study led by the University of Oulu in Finland refutes the belief that high haemoglobin levels are always desirable for health. The...
BMI as a risk factor for T2DM varies throughout the world
The unprecedented increase in overweight and obesity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to an alarming rise in diabetes...
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