In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yair Zloof and colleagues1 show that obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was ...

Obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was linked with increased risk of serious morbidity before age 25 years. Reducing ...

Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study ...

By 2050, 80 per cent of Americans are predicted to be overweight or obese, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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Lilly's Mounjaro to cost 2,200 Danish crowns per month Wegovy's price ranges from 1,313 to 2,353 crowns per month Denmark's public health system does not reimburse weight-loss drugs The two ...

The UK's drug safety regulator is asking doctors to be alert for patients who may be misusing obesity injections, such as Wegovy. It follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick ...

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The medical conditions associated with obesity, such as asthma, diabetes and sleep apnea, are well known. Children with obesity are also more likely to have depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.