Tag: obesity
Childhood obesity increased during the pandemic
Upstairs in a yellow two-story villa, 13-year-old Adrian and his mother are sitting in an examination room. The department is part of the Children’s Hospital Martina’s pediatric clinic. Adrian has…
Obesity: a drug against diabetes also helps to lose weight
A drug against type 2 diabetes has also allowed obese patients to lose weight after more than a year of treatment. This is the result of a clinical trial conducted…
Type 1 diabetes: obesity in adolescence doubles the risk of triggering the disease
News Published 10 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. According to a new study on type 1 diabetes, this pathology could be triggered by severe obesity in adolescence. These findings were…
Medicine for obesity patients may be reimbursed: ‘Overweight is very underestimated’
According to Ignace Janssen, medical director of the Dutch Obesity Clinic in Nieuwegein, this is important because overweight is greatly underestimated. “It’s a chronic disease, but many think it only…
Cancer: obesity can exacerbate the harmful effects of alcohol
News Published 9 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. According to a British study, being overweight would amplify the harmful effects of alcohol on the risk of cancer, in particular in…
Is your cat or dog too big? Some tips to help him get back in shape
A dog that is too big is not a healthy dog. A dog that will stay with you for less time. And it’s the same with a cat. So if…
Are diabetes and obesity linked to poor communication between microbiota and the brain?
News Published on 04/19/2022 at 4:25 p.m., Reading 2 mins. A study conducted by a team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm and the CNRS studied in mice the…
Prostate cancer: being overweight increases the risk of death
News Published 5 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, especially in those over the age of 65. If it is…
WHO: Meal delivery apps and internet games cause obesity to rise
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that the increasing use of food delivery applications among children and the popularity of internet games may be an effective factor in the increase…
WHO is alarmed by the growing obesity epidemic in Europe
The figure is staggering: today, more than half of the adult population in Europe suffers from obesity or overweight and one in three children too. The WHO is concerned in…