BMI as a risk factor for T2DM varies throughout the worldThe unprecedented increase in overweight and obesity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to an alarming rise in diabetes...
Cuts to children's support centres linked to raise in childhood obesitySpending cuts to children's support centres (Sure Start) in England have been associated with thousands more children having obesity over...
England: Hospital admissions for obesity increase of 23%NHS Digital has published a report - ‘Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, England, 2020’ – has revealed that in 2018/19...
Western diet increases risk of gut inflammation, infection and IBDEating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease,...
Dispelling LAP-BAND MythsAt the recent XXIV IFSO World Congress in Madrid, Spain, Professors Jean-Marc Chevallier (Bariatric Surgeon at Hospital European Georges...