Weight-loss drugs reduce risk of Alzheimer’s, large study shows
Analysis of drugs such as Ozempic finds a lower health risk for 42 conditions but a higher rate of disorders such as arthritis ...
Sweeping review suggests effect of weight-loss drugs on 175 conditions
The findings, based on an analysis of records from 2.5 million VA patients, support much of what scientists already suspected ...
So many young people with colon cancer have clean diets. What gives?
The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and antibiotics may play a role.
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
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Junk food and drug use cut into life expectancy gains for states
“We increasingly know that what happens in early childhood can impact life expectancy,” said Dr. Mona Hanna, a Flint ...
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...