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Obesity increases the risk of complications after surgery
Researchers from the University of Colorado Department of Surgery have reported that obesity is also associated with increased risk of...


‘Obesity: The Big Truth’ – dispelling misconceptions and myths about obesity
In January 2020, Dr Andrew Jenkinson published his best-selling book - ‘Why We Eat (Too much)?’ – in which he outlined the emerging new...


Ali Aminian receives Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award
A Cleveland Clinic landmark study on obesity and cancer, led by Dr Ali Aminian, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric & Metabolic...


Surgery associated with lower risk of incidents of major adverse CV and all-cause mortality
Bariatric surgery was associated with a substantially lower risk of incidents of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause...


Self-monitoring behaviours and tracking tools key to long-term weight loss success
Regular self-monitoring behaviours and tracking tools could be the key to losing weight and keeping it off, according to research from...


CIDEC protein may mitigate obesity-related cardiometabolic disease
Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers have discovered a novel role of human-CIDEC gene in improving...


Survey finds COVID-19 pandemic changed public’s view of obesity
Nearly a third of Americans (29%) say COVID-19 made them more worried than ever about having obesity prompting about 28 million people to...


‘Biological BMI’ offers a more accurate representation of metabolic health
Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) researchers have constructed biological body mass index (BMI) measures that offer a more accurate...


Excess calories during development associated with overeating in adults
People whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing may develop obesity as adults because early overnutrition rewires...


Estradiol links sex and metabolic hormones to protect against obesity
Sex differences exist in the regulation of energy homeostasis and current studies indicate for instance that female mammals, including...
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