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Surprising Link: Common Medicine Before Age 2 May Raise Risk Of Childhood Obesity

A medicine taken by millions of people, even young children to fight bacterial infections, may be quietly fueling obesity.

Medical Daily

A New Era in Non-Surgical Weight Loss: The Technology Behind Adjustable Gastric Balloons

The fight against obesity has become one of the defining healthcare battles of our time. Modern medicine is still trying to keep up. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 8 people are classified as obese. The world is now facing a structural issue, not just a public health…

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Eli Lilly Nails Oral GLP-1 Trial—Here’s What It Means for LLY

Take a deep dive into Eli Lilly's latest clinical GLP-1 results that sent shares soaring. The company has a big opportunity to serve needle-phobic patients.

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Are artificial sweeteners okay for our health? Here’s what the current evidence says

Artificial sweeteners are being added to a growing number of foods to reduce their sugar content while maintaining their appealing taste. But a growing body of research suggests these non-nutritive sweeteners may not always be a healthier and safer option. So what is our best option if we want to…

The Conversation

Schools in Spain to ban fatty foods and require fresh vegetables to curb child obesity

The rules come amid concerns that children from lower-income families are struggling to eat well, creating health disparities.

Euronews

Schools in Spain required to serve fruit, vegetables and fish in fight against obesity

Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinks

The Guardian - UK

Pfizer will end development of weight-loss pill over fears about its impact to the liver

The drugmaker said the patient’s injury ‘resolved’ after they stopped taking the drug

The Independent UK

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Pfizer stops working on potential pill to treat obesity after study participant has liver injury

Pfizer had intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, but called it quits after a patient in a clinical trial experienced a potentially drug-related liver injury.

Euronews

Food-obsessed pups' weight under the microscope

Researchers are investigating the impact of obesity on food-loving dogs and how owners can better help their pups stay in tip-top shape

AAP

Obesity in cats: Symptoms, prevention and how to help

Obesity can lead to serious health conditions and a reduced lifespan – here’s what you need to know

PetsRadar

Donald Trump ‘fully fit’ to serve as US president, White House doctor says after recent physical exam

The 78-year-old is 20 pounds lighter since his last exam five years ago showed him bordering on obesity

Evening Standard

Big brands send out barrage of junk food ads before obesity rules bite

Advertising on snacks rises 26% compared with last year, months before restrictions on promoting unhealthy food come into force

The Guardian - UK

Prue Leith hits out at ‘alarming’ eating trend

‘Great British Bake Off’ judge said portion sizes in Britain have gotten ‘ridiculous’

The Independent UK

Measles, beef fat, and bird flu: What Europeans say about RFK Jr’s Make America Healthy Again agenda

European health authorities agree with Donald Trump’s health secretary on some big picture issues - but not on all the details.

Euronews

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The Conversation

How dentists could help tackle obesity in children

As a specialty registrar in paediatric dentistry, I’ve seen first-hand the pain children experience because of poor oral health. Tooth decay happens when teeth are damaged by acids produced by oral bacteria breaking down sugar from foods and drinks – and although it’s largely preventable – it’s the most common…

The Independent UK

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could slash risk of dementia

Obesity and diabetes drugs offer a ‘protective effect’ for the brain

Radio France Internationale

Could recognising obesity as a disease help tackle fatphobia in France?

Obesity rates in France have doubled since the late 1990s, affecting around 10 million people. Behind those numbers are lives shaped not just by health concerns, but by judgment, exclusion, and silence. Now, a growing push to recognise obesity as a disease is challenging both medical norms and deep-rooted stigma.

The Independent UK

This gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. Here’s how to boost it

Your diet can affect the amount of akkermansia muciniphila you have

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The Independent UK

There’s a new push to put whole milk back in schools. Here’s why

Whole and 2 percent milk has been banned from school meals since 2012

Fortune

This controversial diet may hold a key for reversing biological aging

A new small study finds that certain nutritional choices may be a way to keep biological age low and even reverse it.

The Independent UK

Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity

Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics

Evening Standard

Coffey: Companies privately admitted net-zero policies increasing cost of food

The Tory former deputy prime minister also spoke of her personal experience of trying to lose weight as peers considered food and obesity policy.

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: French wine in Africa, confronting obesity, video game giant

The Nigerian woman helping Bordeaux wine find new markets in Africa. Confronting France's fatphobia by classifying obesity as a disease. And the story of the French video game company behind the hit game Assassin's Creed.

The Independent UK

Welsh supermarkets to be banned from displaying junk food near tills

The Senedd has agreed to implement new rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted in Welsh supermarkets from March 2026.

The Conversation

The paradox of weight loss: why losing pounds may not always lead to better health

One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control. Thin was in, and magazines promoted a variety of diets, each claiming effectiveness, often accompanied by images of beautiful, slim models. Not much has changed.

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