A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

Akerblom, MD, DMSC, the Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group We found no ... the increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity, and the rising incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes ...

A MAP has revealed England's fattest towns with the highest obesity rates. The latest statistics from the NHS have documented the percentage of people who are classed as obese and overweight by ...

The anti-obesity drug Zepbound made by Eli Lilly & Co. could be one of the biggest cost drivers for ... [+] health insurers, employers and government health programs who cover it in 2025.

Since Zepbound was approved by the FDA to treat obesity in late 2023, its maker Eli Lilly has been steadily closing in on fierce rival Novo Nordisk’s early lead in the obesity market.

To make up for looming revenue gaps, Roop said Big Pharma will increasingly turn to M&A next year, buying smaller biotechs developing drugs in major markets such as obesity and oncology.

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss ... a new study from Finland ... Oct. 30, 2024 — A new study, using responses from the U.S. National Survey on ...

The urgency of tackling obesity has been brought to the fore by evidence of a link to an increased risk from Covid-19. The UK is one of the heaviest nations. It’s estimated 64 percent of British ...

Copyright: © 2025 Published by Elsevier Ltd. On Jan 14, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria ...