Obesity is out and ‘adipose-based chronic disease’ is in, according to a recent paper. But a name change alone won’t fix entrenched stigma.
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Obese children outnumber underweight ones globally, and ‘social determinants’ in kids’ lived environments play a fundamental role. Obesity in kids can lead to a lifetime of poor health.
Horses and humans share biological similarities that lead them to suffer from similar endocrine and orthopedic diseases. A number of treatments that work for one species often work for the other.
Despite the prevalent view that people with large bodies should simply eat less and move more, it’s nearly impossible to fight our genetic heritage or other factors that are not within our control.
Diabetes rates worldwide have been rising steadily since the early 1990s when these data were first estimated. This trend is only going up.
Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless of its effects on weight loss, exercise provides many health benefits.
Deep psychological factors play a part in obesity, including childhood trauma.
At least half of surveyed US adults experienced loneliness and social isolation.
Australian of the year Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid raising the issue of weight in consultations about other matters. We asked the experts if they should – or not.
Participants in both groups lost, on average, 4% of their bodyweight over a year.
Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.
This isn’t the first time a ban on junk food advertising has been floated. But there is are good reasons to support a new push.
Some pharmacies are selling ‘generic’ semaglutide online, despite the drug still being under patent protection.
Overseas experiences suggests a targeted system using smart cards for buying fruit and vegetables would be more effective than broad-brush changes to the tax system.
Obesity is said to cost the NHS an estimated £6 billion a year.
The WHO report concluded that habitual use of nonsugar sweeteners is linked to a modest increase in diabetes, hypertension and stroke. But the research it’s based on has limitations.
The diet industry’s reliance on the ‘calories in, calories out’ concept is why society blames people for being overweight. But it’s a myth.
Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle choices like exercise and a healthy diet.
Many programs that offer the ‘the fastest way to lose weight’ are considered fad diets that severely restrict calories or eliminate some foods.
The much-discussed weight-loss jab may be good for treating Britain’s biggest killer: dementia. Trials are underway.
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Professor of Health Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Professor of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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D.Phil. Candidate in Population Health, University of Oxford