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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests

The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research from Karolinska Institutet supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at ...

Overweight & Obesity

Study shows obesity in childhood associated with more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity held in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), shows that having obesity in childhood is associated with more than double the risk of later developing multiple ...

Overweight & Obesity

Study finds less obesity in 3- and 4-year-olds after the pandemic

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the group of three- and four-year-olds in Sweden has decreased after the pandemic. The increase during the pandemic thus appears to have been temporary. These are the findings of ...

Overweight & Obesity

US FDA approves Wegovy to cut risk of heart problems

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for a popular anti-obesity drug to be used to prevent serious heart conditions for the first time, in a move likely to expand insurance coverage.

Overweight & Obesity

New weight loss pill more effective than Ozempic: Novo Nordisk

An experimental new weight loss pill from Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk could be twice as effective as its blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy jabs, early results from a small trial have suggested, sending the firm's ...

Health

More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet

More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by The Lancet medical journal.