Dr. Leanne Redman to lead Pennington Biomedical’s Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Dr. Leanne Redman has been named as the new director of Pennington Biomedical's Nutrition Obesity Research Center, or NORC. On...
Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise
Among public school students in New York City, some of the greatest increases in childhood obesity in recent years were...
Study supports lower BMI threshold for obesity in the over 40s
Changes in body composition with ageing—increases in body fat and declines in muscle—mean that BMI is not accurate in predicting...
Severe obesity in childhood can halve life expectancy, global modelling study finds
Impact of age of onset, severity and duration of childhood obesity quantified for the first time Impact of age of...
Text messages with financial incentives can help men who are living with obesity lose weight, UK study finds (JAMA)
*Note: this paper is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) and is being published in JAMA. Please...
Tech can’t replace human coaches in obesity treatment
· The need for low cost but effective obesity treatments has become urgent · The need for low cost but...
Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity
About The Study: Among men with obesity, an intervention with text messaging with financial incentive significantly improved weight loss compared with...
It’s time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity
There is an urgent need to harness the potential of TikTok and other social media channels to provide scientific information...
Could WhatsApp profile pictures help obesity doctors spot patients with body dysmorphia?
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) has found that many...
Semaglutide can produce clinically meaningful weight loss and reduce waist size for at least 4 years in adults with overweight or obesity who don’t have diabetes, and delivers cardiovascular benefits irrespective of weight lost
Two important studies based on the largest and longest clinical trial of the effects of semaglutide on weight in over...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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