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Disordered eating behaviours in males linked to prescription weight-loss medications
A University of Toronto study of 1,543 males aged 15 to 35 in Canada and the US has found that those who had used prescription...


Journal Watch 2/7/2025
Welcome to our regular round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


GLP-1 drugs benefit children who are living with severe obesity
Children who are living with severe obesity are more likely to experience a clinically relevant change in BMI when GLP-1 agonist drugs...


Proportion of adolescents living with overweight and obesity in England increased by 50% between 2008 and 2023
The proportion of adolescents living with overweight or obesity in England has increased by 50% from 2008-2010 (22%) to 2021-2023 (33%),...


Journal Watch 12/3/2025
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Adolescents who feel overweight face triple the risk of self-harm
Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do...


Interdisciplinary therapy programme reduces inflammation and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents with obesity
After a one-year interdisciplinary therapy programme that included clinical, nutritional, psychological and exercise counselling, a group...


Obesity and alcohol are contributing to increases in CRC rates among young adults
Overweight and obesity are contributing to rising death rates from bowel cancer among people aged 25–49 years in the European Union (EU)...


Increased body and abdominal fat cause insulin resistance in adolescents
High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which can lead to a vicious cycle of worsening insulin resistance and obesity by...


Higher risk of 17 cancers after high BMI in late teens
Men who have overweight or obesity at age 18 have a higher risk of 17 different cancers later in life, according to research from the...
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