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.
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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.
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.
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.
Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.
Here’s what the new WHO guidelines mean for people who have switched to artificial sweeteners for health reasons.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis in children.
Permanent weight loss is hard to achieve. But the good news is: there are still benefits to temporary weight loss.
While excess weight arises from a complex interplay of genes, environment, diet and activity, new research finds Americans hold parents responsible for excess weight in their kids.
The risk of developing eye complications is high in young people with Type 2 diabetes, which is increasingly affecting children and adolescents, especially those who are more sedentary.
GPs’ advice on weight loss for people with obesity is often ‘superficial’, but things have improved in recent years.
Do you feel the need to clean your plate? Does a bowl of salty chips seem completely irresistible? Understanding your ‘eating personality’ could stop you eating or drinking too much these holidays.
By only discussing fatphobia in the context of eating disorders, Taylor Swift illustrates how deeply individualized and depoliticized white feminism is.
A new study of people in England sought to understand what factors make people more or less susceptible to developing long COVID.
Improving diabetes care in South Africa requires strong will and support from health authorities, introduction of clinical information systems, the use of technology and digital solutions.
A new report predicts child obesity could reduce Australian life expectancy by more than four years. Here’s why you should be a little skeptical.
Obesity leads to a number of maternal and child health problems.
Lowering obesity and overweight rates will lift the burden on healthcare spending.
A new study looked at the health records of more than 9 million people in England to assess whether body weight influenced the uptake and effectiveness of COVID vaccines.
With FatBlaster Max recently banned from sale, it’s a good time to look at what diet pills actually contain, and whether they work.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Research fellow, Monash University
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Senior researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie 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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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Senior Researcher, Diet and Obesity, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow in Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
