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Online clinic obesity reaches weight loss at the clinical level at lower semaglutide doses

Online clinic obesity reaches weight loss at the clinical level at lower semaglutide doses

New studies presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity (Eco 2025) showed that patients from the online obesity clinic achieved a similar weight loss as reported in clinical trials – but with less than half of the drug. The study is to be published in the journal Patients who followed the program had an […]

The examination reveals colonitis as a beta growth trigger in obesity

The examination reveals colonitis as a beta growth trigger in obesity

Scientists from the University of Tohoku Graduate School of Medicine have discovered a key step in the ERK trail in the liver, which leads to increased insulin production. While their previous work focused on the aspects of the signal path from the liver to the pancreas, the current study shows an even earlier step, which […]

Medicine shared before 2 years of age can increase the risk of childhood obesity

Medicine shared before 2 years of age can increase the risk of childhood obesity

Childhood obesity prepares a scene for life threats to health, and scientists race over time to discover hidden causes. Now new research indicates an unexpected suspect: antibiotics, medicines of millions of people, including young children, undertake infections, can quietly fuel the problem. Although antibiotics are drugs that save key life for fighting bacterial infections such […]

Traditional BMI boundaries overestimate overweight and obesity in men

Traditional BMI boundaries overestimate overweight and obesity in men

New research that will be presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, May 11-14) show that the cutting points of the body mass indicator (BMI) significantly overestimate overweight and obesity in men’s athletes. The study from Italy also offers new cut -off points for overweight and obesity in this group. […]

Teen obesity in England increases by 50% over 15 years

Teen obesity in England increases by 50% over 15 years

New research that will be presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity (Eco 2025, Malaga, Spain, May 11-14) show that the percentage of teenagers living overweight or obesity in England increased by 50%in 2008-2010 (22%) to 2021-2023 (33%). Research, presented in two studies, are by Dr. Dinesha Giri, a pediatric consultant of the endocrinologist, […]