The demand for off-label weight loss drugs like Ozempic is concerning, because of the impact on weight stigma and the health risks of unsupervised weight loss, including developing eating disorders.
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The first-ever imaging and recording of a brainstem structure critical for feeling full could help reveal exactly how weight loss drugs like Ozempic work, and how to make them more effective.
Medications can play an important role in weight management, but not at the expense of overall nutrition. And healthy lifestyle habits are also key.
Don’t believe the hype about products claiming they can help you live longer. Here are five lifestyle changes to prioritise instead.
When we change our diet, we disrupt our appetite hormones. Here’s how it works – and how small changes to our diet can help us feel fuller for longer.
Research shows that focusing strictly on weight loss is not only ineffective in the long term, it can even be harmful and counterproductive.
People who are obese, as well as those who are overweight and have weight-related issues, may soon be able to ask their doctor for a prescription.
Ads for targeted fat loss, especially
for belly fat, are everywhere on social media. But is there any evidence to support this type of ‘spot reduction’?
Like most weight-loss programs, the OMAD diet makes bold promises – and comes with risks.
Reduction in physical activity over the last few decades is one of the main culprits in rising obesity rates.
Obesity is a disease that shares several characteristics with cancer, but does not get the same society-wide recognition of its disease status, so people with obesity are less likely to get treatment.
Tony Blair has called on ministers to tighten food regulation, including adding levies to foods high in fat, salt and sugar.
Our metabolism naturally slows down as we age and becomes dysfunctional after dieting. Here’s what you can do to give yours a boost.
The BMI does not distinguish between excess body fat, bone mass or musculature. It also does not interpret the distribution of fat, which is a predictor of health.
The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia.
Researchers asked more than 350 adults to weigh themselves daily or weekly. They found a yo-yo pattern of weight gain over festive periods and cooler months.
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.
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.
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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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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Impact, Australian Catholic University
