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Obesity care: Why 'eat less, move more' advice is failing
Food campaigners and health experts have called for urgent government action, including expanding the sugar tax to more products, restricting junk food advertising and mandating reformulation of ultra-processed foods.
Head-to-head study shows bariatric surgery superior to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss
Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide or tirzepatide
Combination of obesity medication tirzepatide and menopause hormone therapy fuels weight loss
Using tirzepatide and menopause hormone therapy at the same time leads to increased weight loss in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity compared to use of tirzepatide treatment alone.
Intermittent energy restriction may improve outcomes in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Intermittent energy restriction, time-restricted eating and continuous energy restriction can all improve blood sugar levels and body weight in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes
1 in 5 overweight adults could be reclassified as obese according to new framework
A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis examined the distribution of people by obesity level using the European Association for the Study of Obesity's (EASO) new framework and determined the risk of death of those newly diagnosed with obesity by this framework.
Intermittent fasting as effective for weight loss as traditional dieting, says study
Alternate-day fasting—a form of intermittent fasting that involves a 24-hour fast on alternate days—was found to offer the greatest short-term benefit, although the researchers caution that longer studies are needed to confirm the results.
Obesity linked to financial hardship, food insecurity
Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Study reveals association between dietary sodium consumption and general and abdominal obesity
New research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows an association between the amount of sodium consumed in the diet and the risk of both general and abdominal obesity.
Study estimates adolescents living with overweight and obesity in England has increased by 50% between 2008–2023
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the proportion of adolescents living with overweight or obesity in England has increased by 50% from 2008-2010 (22%) to 2021–2023 (33%).
Weight-loss drugs may help patients ‘catch up’ if behavioral therapy fails
Adding an anti-obesity medication alongside behavioral therapy produced significantly more weight loss in patients who initially struggled with the therapy, a study in Nature Medicine showed.