Professor Rachel Batterham awarded OBE in Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list
Professor Rachel Batterham from UCLH, London, UK, a world leading expert on obesity whose work has revolutionised our understanding of...
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Clear gender disparity with fewer eligible men receiving bariatric treatments
It is well known that significant barriers exist between morbidly obese patients and bariatric surgical treatment, and, although these...
Obesity-related fertility can be improved by lowering blood glucose levels and weight
Two studies have reported that reproductive hormone levels in females with obesity may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose...
Combination of drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes
Canadian and German researchers are teaming up to identify new drug combinations to treat people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The...
Obesity stigma is a barrier to life-saving cancer screening services
A study by researchers at the University of Sunderland, UK, has reported that people living with obesity are failing to access vital...
SURMOUNT-1: Tirzepatide results in 22.5% weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight
Tirzepatide (5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg) achieved superior weight loss compared to placebo at 72 weeks of treatment in topline results from Eli...
Overweight and obesity could worsen alcohol’s impact on cancer risk
Living with overweight or obesity amplifies the harmful effects of alcohol and the risk of developing alcohol-related cancer,...
Obesity and high waist circumference linked to increase fracture risk in women, but not men
Women with obesity and overweight, particularly women with high waist circumference, are more susceptible to fractures than those with...
US healthcare costs and rates of hospitalisation greater for individuals in higher vs lower obesity
A series of five studies presented at this year's European Congress of Obesity (ECO2022), in Maastricht, Netherlands, showed that around...
European obesity epidemic linked to over 1.2 million annual deaths
The WHO has said that an "epidemic" of overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling...
