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The blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular diabetes treatment, Ozempic, in overweight or obese adults, according to a large analysis of real-world data published Monday.Patients…

A study involving more than 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries across Europe and North America identified an increase in the amount of teenagers who underestimate their body weight. Tracking data from 2002 to 2018, the peer-reviewed…

GlobalData, a data and analytics company, on Thursday predicted that the diagnosed prevalent cases of obesity and overweight combined in the seven major markets (7MM) are projected to increase at an annual growth rate (AGR) of 0.54% from…

Cara Murez WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Men who were overweight as boys may have infertility issues in adulthood, according to new research.Researchers studying the issue of male…

Elana Gotkine TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young adult and childhood overweight are determinants of the risk for venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in adult men, according to a study…

Half the world will be overweight or obese within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support do not improve. The warning has come from the World Obesity Federation, which has also said the cost of such mass obesity could be as much as…

Being overweight in childhood and in early adulthood are discrete risk factors for blood clots later in life, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The study is based on the early BMI history of more than 37,000 men and information about…

Cara Murez TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Type 1 diabetes has long been considered a thin person’s disease, but a new study challenges that notion.About 62% of adults with type 1 diabetes…

Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans' favorite foods and drinks, a sizable percentage of older Americans have an unhealthy relationship with them, according to a…

Elana Gotkine TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Jan. 9 in Pediatrics, key action statements…