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Weight loss drugs could widen health inequalities, experts warn

Researchers argue the long-term benefits of weight loss jabs depend on nutrition advice and support

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Weight Gain: CNN Expert Calls Out Discrepancies in Medical Memo

A new White House medical memo reveals Donald Trump has gained 14 pounds in a year, edging his BMI to the brink of obesity even as his doctor insists he is in 'excellent health'.

International Business Times UK

Research suggests another side effect of weight loss drugs could be changing the brain

Scientists are looking to see how GLP-1 drugs may impact the brain and reshape people’s nervous systems

The Independent UK

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France to start covering cost of weight-loss drugs for obese patients

France's public health system will soon start to cover most of the cost of weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro for severely obese patients.

Radio France Internationale

‘I had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy. Six years later, I’ve yet to receive any follow-up care’

Gestational diabetes usually disappears after birth, although patients face a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

The Independent UK

Type 2 diabetes rates ‘rising twice as fast in younger women’

It has been suggested that the figure could be down to ‘little or no follow-up care’ for those who develop the condition while pregnant.

Evening Standard

Understanding Visceral Fat Health and Why Belly Fat Is a Serious Obesity Risk

Learn how visceral fat differs from subcutaneous fat, why belly fat increases obesity risk, and how improving visceral fat health supports long term disease prevention.

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'Game-changing' diabetes treatment approved

Australians living with an early stage of type 1 diabetes can now be treated with the first non-insulin drug saving them years of needles.

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11 Foods You Definitely Don't Know Are High Fibre That Make Hitting Your 30g a Day Simple

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Marie Claire

The pandemic that governments aren’t doing anything about

A major new study confirms that globally, obesity has increased in every single country, whether rich or poor, over the past 45 years

Newsroom.co.nz

NHS rollout of artificial pancreas narrows inequality in diabetes care

People from deprived and minority ethnic backgrounds have better access to device than for previous technologies

The Guardian - UK

Having an ice bath could help you lose weight quicker, says new study

Researchers found that cold exposure activates ‘brown fat’ that can burn calories and body fat more rapidly

The Independent UK

Ice vests or daily cold showers could help people lose weight, study finds

Researchers say daily exposure to cold activates brown fat and could help speed up body’s burning of calories

The Guardian - UK

Weight-loss jabs could halve workplace sickness and free up GP appointments, study finds

Over 60 per cent of patients in the study did not need to contact their GP at all after nine months of weight loss jabs

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Weight loss drugs could ease migraine pain and reduce asthma symptoms, experts say

Two separate studies revealed that people using the drugs had reported less asthma flare-ups and a reduction in prescriptions for a type of migraine medication

The Guardian - UK

Weight-loss jabs could halve sickness absence and ease strain on NHS, study suggests

Research shows sick leave among patients prescribed GLP-1 injections over nine-month period reduced by 50%

The Independent UK

The weight loss method proven to help you shed pounds and keep them off

The research ‘challenges the longstanding assumption that gradual weight loss is superior’

Latin Times

$5 Trillion Crisis: New Study Warns Diabetes Will Devastate Global Economy by 2050

A study warns diabetes may cost the global economy over $5 trillion by 2050, highlighting its impact on productivity and growth across 190 countries.

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The Mona Lisa likely ‘put on weight in pregnancy’ – why it could change doctors’ views on obesity

Learning about art history could help counter stigma around being overweight

Evening Standard

Art history ‘could help medics be less judgmental when it comes to obesity’

Obesity was viewed as a sign of wealth for centuries, and future art may depict gaunt faces caused by rapid weight loss from GLP-1 drugs.

The Independent UK

Experts reveal the good and bad news about Britain’s obesity rates – and the role weight loss jabs will have

The UK remains mostly in the top 10 countries among high-income western nations for obesity rates, researchers said

The Guardian - UK

Obesity rates in some countries levelling off or potentially falling, study finds

Researchers say rise not inevitable and it is important to unpick what is behind differences in obesity trends

The Guardian - UK

Daily pill can help people maintain weight loss after they come off jabs, trial shows

Data shows orforglipron could in future avoid need to take other long-term medications for diseases associated with obesity

The Guardian - UK

Capacity of lifts not kept up with UK obesity levels, study shows

Research on weight limits of elevators made in UK and Europe 1972-2004 raises concerns over safety and equity

The Independent UK

Children as young as four sent to NHS weight loss clinics

More than 400 children aged four or younger were referred to the clinic which accepts patients with a BMI above the 99.6 percentile

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