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Building a nutrition programme? Understanding how people behave is key

Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of reproductive age are anaemic. And 13.7% of infants have low weight at birth. Stunting in the African region is…

The Conversation

Study shows 80% of voters support junk food advertising ban

YouGov poll for the Obesity Health Alliance shows position of voters on issue

Evening Standard

Eight out of 10 adults support ban on advertising junk food to children

‘We deserve to have more control over the food and drink that’s available and marketed to us’

The Independent UK

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Most adults support a ban on advertising unhealthy food to children – poll

The Obesity Health Alliance said it was deeply concerned about the growing problem of excess weight.

The Independent UK

Ards and North Down Council leading NI fight against obesity

Obesity levels and associated illness in the borough is greater than the NI average

Belfast Live

Bristol local food plan aims to cut obesity and tackle climate change

Obesity levels are rising in Bristol and across the country

Bristol Post

Bacteria leaking from our guts is making people fatter, say scientists

Endotoxins are also driving disease such as type 2 diabetes

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Study discovers link between obesity with oral cancer immune escape

A study discovered a method through which obesity affects the ability of some oral cancers to evade the immune system. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Toxins leaking from the gut ‘are damaging fat cells and driving weight gain’

Microbe fragments from the leaky gut are able to enter the blood stream and directly affect how well fat cells function.

The Independent UK

Uncontrolled hunger in teenagers living with obesity can have several consequences

The international study discovered that hunger-barrier ALwO are more likely to be female and more inclined to claim that being bullied because of their weight makes them unhappy. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

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

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.

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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.

Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

Salon

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?"

Wales Online

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

The New Daily

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.

Chronicle Live

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

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