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COVID-19 patients with obesity are significantly more likely to need ICU care
People with obesity who are hospitalised with COVID-19 have a significantly higher rate of ICU admissions and longer duration of ICU stay...


Lifestyle programme can improve fertility for women with obesity
A lifestyle intervention targeting women with obesity and infertility is more effective in increasing the pregnancy rate compared with...


Weight bullying impacts academic performance
Weight-based bullying from peers has a negative impact on adolescents’ academic grades, according to researchers at the UConn Rudd Center...


STEP 2: Semaglutide aids weight loss in type 2 diabetics
Type 2 diabetics treated with a weekly injection of Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10 kg, according to...


Chinese researchers report pain-free microneedle patch to help with weight loss
By combining microneedle patches and nanomicelle encapsulation, researchers from the China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, have...


SOS study: surgery effective against early-onset obesity
Bariatric surgery is effective for individuals who develop obesity by the age of 20, as for those who have developed obesity later in...


STEP outcomes: Semaglutide could be ‘gamechanger’ in battle against obesity
One third (35%) of patients who received semaglutide for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of...


New findings underline the role of obesity in T2DM late complications
The results from a large-scale observational study carried out at German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and the...
Women with obesity have increased risks for postpartum haemorrhage complications
Researchers at the University of South Florida Health (USF Health) and Tampa General Hospital (TGH), examining how obesity affected the...


Scientists identify cell responsible for triggering inflammation in fat tissue
UT Southwestern scientists have discovered a type of cell responsible, at least in mice, for triggering inflammation in fat tissue. When...
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