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Childhood obesity in India likely to rise 9.1% annually by 2035: World Obesity Federation
Obesity among boys and girls in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if p…
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Why weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are a game-changer for the global economy
Reducing obesity via GLP-1 drugs could create healthier workforces, spike productivity, reduce abse…
Phil Rosen
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Climate change, obesity, and malnutrition are strongly linked: Lancet report
The three greatest threats to the human health around the world include undernutrition, obesity, an…
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The more Americans who take Ozempic, the faster the US economy could grow, Goldman Sachs says
With the US obesity rate hovering at around 40%, tens of millions of Americans could take GLP-1 dru…
Matthew Fox
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Everything You 'Know' About Obesity Is Wrong
We often hear that advances in technology, and computers in particular, have contributed to more se…
Katie Jennings
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People who use weight loss drugs like Ozempic face a problem: What to do when they run out or can't take them anymore
Patients sometimes have to stop using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and risk regaining …
Alex Bitter
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The economic cost of obesity is expected to soar to $4 trillion by 2035. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic could change that, Goldman Sachs says.
"By fighting obesity, these drugs seem to be fighting heart disease, which is the leading cause of …
Matthew Fox
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Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.
America's screwed-up healthcare system is preventing millions from receiving a new "life-saving" we…
Shelby Livingston
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World: The Toll Of Diabetes
In response, the IDF is calling for Increased awareness of the importance of a healthy diet and phy…
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This map shows which countries consume the most calories every day
They also found that residents of countries where a smaller portion of income is spent on food cost…
Talia Avakian
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Pushing school start times to 8:30 a.m. could add billions to the US economy
Some states - as well as individual districts and schools - have taken steps to follow those recomm…
Chris Weller
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A coalition of the most advanced countries summed up what's wrong with America's healthcare system in 2 points
While life expectancy in the US is still increasing, it is doing so at a slower pace than in many o…
Erin Brodwin
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How Long Until All Airlines Charge More For Fat People?
Weight is a sensitive issue, and airlines could be accused of punishing customers for their obesity…
Alex Davies
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How Ozempic could change the economy as we know it
Semaglutide drugs that can also aid weight loss are already changing what people buy, and could hav…
Cork Gaines
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The US has the lowest life expectancy of its peer countries. One chart shows how other nations compare.
Life expectancy in the US has reached a low not seen since the 1990s. For decades, other wealthy na…
Andrea Michelson
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I put on a super-size VR headset to find out what it is like to be illiterate
The graphics of this experience were nowhere near as realistic as other simulations and games …