The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

Meira GTx, in Shoreditch, is working on potentially revolutionary treatments for a wide array of illnesses

Effectively designed taxes can reap multiple benefits such as acting as a deterrent to consuming High Fat Sugar Salt (HFSS) foods and reducing the burden on the health-care system

The drugs are shifting not only what people taking them eat but also how they think about food. That can have broad implications around food-centric holidays.

Numerous studies have shown that social isolation and loneliness are associated with an increased risk of early death, on a scale comparable to other known risk factors such as smoking and obesity. This year, the US surgeon general declared social isolation and loneliness to be a significant public health concern.

A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.

‘They gain back about half the weight they had originally lost over a one-year period of time,’ professor says

A preclinical study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers reveals that a certain human genetic variant of a receptor that increases insulin release may help individuals be more resistant to obesity. Read further on Dynamite News:

Groundbreaking study suggests type 2 diabetes medications may also ward off other obesity-related cancers

Letter: It’s easy to blame individuals, but real change can only happen if industry and the government take responsibility, says Colette Marshall of Diabetes UK. Plus a letter from Michael Fuller