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Toddlers’ gut bacteria may predict future obesity, study suggests

Researchers identify differences in bacteria that colonise the gut in adults living with obesity

The Guardian - UK

Leeches have had a long (and strange) medical history from treating headaches to obesity

The use of leeches is a blood-thirsty practice that's been helping us heal for millennia. Medicine has moved on since they were "used like aspirin" to treat conditions like obesity, but there is still a place for them today.

ABC News

Balloon pills and cold showers: experts’ ideas for losing weight

Acupuncture and weight loss balloons among methods discussed at European obesity summit

The Guardian - UK

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New weekly obesity injection could help people rapidly shed body weight

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) is judging whether or not the jab would be a good use of NHS funds.

Daily Record

Scotland's obesity capital revealed as average rate rises to 65% - full list of locations

Figures state that 67 per cent of Scots are overweight with 30 per cent obese and a further four per cent classed as morbidly obese.

Daily Record

New once-a week injection helps people lose large amount of weight

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) is seeing whether the drug would be a good use of NHS funds

Wales Online

Friday briefing: Are appetite-suppressing drugs really a fast track to weight loss?

In today’s newsletter: Semaglutide has won endorsements from celebrities and expert drugs advisers and has gone viral on TikTok. But don’t expect a quick fix

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New obesity jab that sparked diabetes row in US could get NHS green light

Tirzepatide is currently approved by regulators for type 2 diabetes – but may soon also be approved for obesity

The Independent UK

Delivery apps could help fight obesity by boosting low-calorie options, says study

Possible interventions include default smaller portions and prominently displaying low-calorie foods

The Guardian - UK

Promoting lower-calorie takeaways in delivery apps ‘could cut obesity’

The calorie content of takeaways could be cut by up to 15% by helping people choose healthier options, research suggests.

The Independent UK

Alberic Fiennes obituary

Other lives: Pioneer in weight-loss surgery who argued that severe obesity is a disease requiring medical intervention and psychological support

The Guardian - UK

Is it time for a sugar renaissance?

"[What] do the new WHO guidelines mean for people who have switched to artificial sweeteners for health reasons?"

Salon

All you need to know about weight-loss drug Wegovy and Ozempic tipped to treat dementia

Although age is by far the greatest risk factor for dementia, obesity and type 2 diabetes are also major risk factors

Wales Online

WHO says artificial sweeteners are no good for weight loss or health. Is sugar better?

Some artificial sweeteners are synthetic, others are extracted from foods such as monk fruit and the stevia plant.

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Weight loss jab should be offered to obese teenagers, scientists say

Following a clinical trial, academics said the weight loss injection semaglutide could help adolescents with obesity to shed pounds

The Guardian - UK

Obese patients cost NHS twice as much as those with healthy weight, study says

Average of £1,375 spent annually on heavier patients as government faces scrutiny for policy failures

The Independent UK

Obese patients cost NHS double the amount of healthy people

Experts say economic prosperity and continuing viability of NHS rely on combatting increasing obesity

The Conversation

The WHO says we shouldn't bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better?

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised that “non-sugar sweeteners should not be used as a means of achieving weight control or reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases” such as diabetes and heart disease.

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The Independent UK

Teenagers with obesity should be offered ‘transformative’ weight loss injection, say experts

Teens living with obesity were offered the semaglutide drug for more than a year in a new clinical trial

The Guardian - UK

Half of children given ‘skinny jab’ no longer clinically obese, study finds

Report says giving semaglutide once a week gave ‘historically unprecedented’ results

The Guardian - UK

Past obesity can have lasting effects on mental health, study finds

History of obesity increases risk of early death by a third regardless of current weight, according to study on ‘weight scarring’

The Independent UK

Teenagers with obesity should be offered weight loss drug, say experts

They cautioned, however, that the appetite suppressant semaglutide should be taken as part of a wider package of treatment options.

Daily Mirror

Shocking little-known treatment could hold key to Brits dealing with obesity

A new study from Japan has claimed that a surprising and little-known treatment, ear acupuncture, could play a role in aiding weight loss but some experts have questioned the study

WEKU

Lifesaving or stigmatizing? Parents wrestle with obesity treatment options for kids

New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.

The Hindu

India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: WHO expert Anshu Banerjee

India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021.

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