obesity: latest news, reactions and political current affairs

They find a new treatment to lose weight and treat diabetes that burns fat without sacrificing muscle.

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (USA) have identified a possible innovative therapy against obesity and diabetes that, unlike GLP-1 drugs, promotes fat burning without causing a significant loss of muscle mass.In a study with mice, published in the journal "Science Advances," the team details that a molecule called...

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A study links a healthy weight with almost half the risk of type 1 diabetes

A group of scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine (United States) has developed an observational study in which they conclude that maintaining a weight within healthy ranges may be associated with a nearly 50 percent decrease in the likelihood of developing type 1 diabetes, especially in young populations."Type 1...

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Measuring the waist allows detecting obesity risks, according to a research.

A study conducted by specialists from Rutgers University (USA) has highlighted that controlling waist circumference may be one of the simplest and most effective methods to identify health risks linked to obesity.The work, published in "JAMA Network Open," found that combining body mass index (BMI) with waist circumference, or using...

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A new analysis dismantles the supposed protective effect of overweight on colorectal cancer survival.

A recent study published in "JAMA Network Open" argues that the apparent better survival observed in patients with colorectal cancer who are overweight or obese at the time of diagnosis should not be understood as a beneficial effect of excess weight nor justify changes in current recommendations.Colorectal cancer ranks as...

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Novo Nordisk takes Eli Lilly to court in the US for misleading advertising and unfair competition

The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit in a district court in New Jersey (USA) against the American laboratory Eli Lilly for its promotional campaigns for drugs intended for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, understanding that they omit key information about the latest advances...

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Three out of four men with erectile dysfunction are overweight or obese, according to a study in Spain

A new analysis by Boston Medical reveals that 74.8 percent of men with erectile dysfunction in Spain are overweight or obese, and that 39.6 percent suffer from hypertension. The study was conducted with more than 6,000 patients treated in the entity's clinics in the country.The report also notes that 33.2...

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Demand to reinforce early renal protection in adults with CKD, type 2 diabetes, and obesity

An international panel of specialists has underlined that, in adults with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and overweight or obesity, kidney protection must be strengthened from the earliest stages, even when weight or HbA1c targets have already been met.These conclusions stem from a Delphi consensus...

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Reveal a key mechanism that controls how the body uses fat as energy

An international study, the result of collaboration between the National Center for Cardiovascular Research Carlos III (CNIC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has revealed an essential mechanism that governs how the body uses stored fat to generate energy.The findings, published in "The EMBO Journal," detail that calcium...

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Seized in San Sebastián a shipment from the United Kingdom with an experimental drug against obesity

The Fiscal Patrol of the Civil Guard of Gipuzkoa has intercepted in San Sebastián a package sent from the United Kingdom that was carrying five vials of Retatrutide of 20 milligrams, an "unauthorized drug" intended for the treatment of obesity.As the Civil Guard has pointed out, this compound, linked to...

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A third of adults in Western countries suffer from metabolic fatty liver disease

The Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (SEPD) has warned that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, called metabolic hepatic steatosis, already affects nearly a third of the adult population in Western countries and has become a "growing concern" for specialists, who warn that in the coming years it could become the leading...

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Boehringer disseminates new survodutide data showing a 34% reduction in visceral fat

The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has announced new results for survodutide, its dual glucagon/GLP1 agonist, which show "a 34 percent reduction in visceral fat and a 63 percent reduction in liver fat, while minimizing lean mass loss in a Phase 3 clinical trial, supporting improved metabolic health in people with...

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Doctors warn that obesity, diabetes, kidney damage, and vascular risk form a single syndrome

The 32nd National Congress of the Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians (SEMG), which takes place from this Thursday to Saturday in Oviedo, has focused its debates on the detection and prevention of the so-called cardio-renal-metabolic syndrome. This condition groups together obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and...

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Almost a third of Europeans over 40 suffer from metabolic liver disease, according to a large study

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is already present in nearly 30 percent of the European population over 40 years of age. This is reflected in the data from the European project LiverScreen, which identifies it as one of the "main emerging threats" to public health on the continent. The...

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The SEPD promotes a system of accreditation and registration for Metabolic Endoscopy Units

The scientific director of the Cantabria Cohort and member of the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (SEPD), Dr. Javier Crespo, has announced that this society has launched a new accreditation and registration model specific to Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy Units, with the aim of "increasing quality".During the presentation of its...

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A specialist warns about the limited use of BMI to assess obesity and overweight

The medical director of Drop, Sanitas' digital unit focused on the treatment and monitoring of obesity, Christian Alvarado, has pointed out that the body mass index (BMI) is a useful initial reference for classifying overweight and obesity, although he stressed that, used in isolation, it does not allow us to...

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Obesity increases the risk of cancer after liver transplant, according to a Spanish study

A group of specialists from the Río Hortega Hospital in Valladolid has demonstrated that obesity is linked to an increased risk of new tumors appearing after a liver transplant, being this "the main modifiable risk".According to those responsible, the study was carried out on a cohort of 762 transplanted individuals,...

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The so-called anti-cancer diet does not cure, but diet influences cancer decisively, according to a researcher

The researcher from Rockefeller University (USA), Kivanç Birsoy, has insisted that the "anticancer diet" does not exist as such, although he has stressed that the way of eating is closely linked to the development of cancer; "you will never be able to cure cancer with diet alone, that is not...

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Experts demand training and prolonged follow-up in the treatment of obesity

The specialists gathered at the XVII Advanced Course on Obesity insist that new therapeutic advances against obesity must be accompanied by solid professional training, precise diagnosis, prolonged follow-up over time, collaboration among different health profiles, and a stigma-free approach. This was stated by the president of the Spanish Society for...

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Endocrinologist highlights that overweight and obesity depend on genetic, biological, social, and environmental factors

MADRID, 1 (EUROPA PRESS)The endocrinologist and Nutrition specialist Cristóbal Morales has underlined that overweight and obesity are not explained solely by diet and sports practice, but are conditioned by genetic, biological, social, and environmental factors, and that their origin can be located in the maternal womb or in early stages...

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The EMA backs oral semaglutide 'Wegovy' as a weight-loss pill

Novo Nordisk has communicated that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a favorable opinion proposing to extend the marketing authorization of semaglutide ('Wegovy') in its oral formulation for weight loss and its long-term maintenance.The established maintenance regimen is oral...

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Lilly and Weber Foundation warn of the impact of obesity, which could affect 1.5 million Andalusians in 2030

The pharmaceutical company Lilly and the Weber Foundation have presented in Seville the report "Social Value of Better Obesity Control", a work that incorporates data by autonomous communities and warns that "almost one and a half million Andalusians will live with obesity in 2030 if the current situation does not...

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A nutritionist warns that sleeping badly alters appetite, metabolism, and weight control

Sleeping fewer hours than necessary affects appetite, metabolism, and body weight regulation. Sleep hygiene is considered "a fundamental pillar" at the same level as a balanced diet and physical exercise, as recalled by the clinical nutritionist at the Ruber Juan Bravo University Hospital, part of the Quirónsalud Group, Belén Fontán...

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Lipedema takes time to diagnose because it is "often confused with obesity" despite affecting millions of women

The lipedema specialist and member of ViaCare's Lipedema and Lymphedema Unit, Dr. Curro Millán, has explained that the main reason for the delay in diagnosing this pathology is that it is usually "very confused with obesity," despite affecting "two million" women in Spain and "400 million" worldwide.According to his details,...

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Obesity

They find a new treatment to lose weight and treat diabetes that burns fat without sacrificing muscle.

A study links a healthy weight with almost half the risk of type 1 diabetes

Measuring the waist allows detecting obesity risks, according to a research.

A new analysis dismantles the supposed protective effect of overweight on colorectal cancer survival.

Novo Nordisk takes Eli Lilly to court in the US for misleading advertising and unfair competition

Three out of four men with erectile dysfunction are overweight or obese, according to a study in Spain

Demand to reinforce early renal protection in adults with CKD, type 2 diabetes, and obesity

Reveal a key mechanism that controls how the body uses fat as energy

Seized in San Sebastián a shipment from the United Kingdom with an experimental drug against obesity

A third of adults in Western countries suffer from metabolic fatty liver disease

Boehringer disseminates new survodutide data showing a 34% reduction in visceral fat

Doctors warn that obesity, diabetes, kidney damage, and vascular risk form a single syndrome

Almost a third of Europeans over 40 suffer from metabolic liver disease, according to a large study

The SEPD promotes a system of accreditation and registration for Metabolic Endoscopy Units

A specialist warns about the limited use of BMI to assess obesity and overweight

Obesity increases the risk of cancer after liver transplant, according to a Spanish study

The so-called anti-cancer diet does not cure, but diet influences cancer decisively, according to a researcher

Experts demand training and prolonged follow-up in the treatment of obesity

Endocrinologist highlights that overweight and obesity depend on genetic, biological, social, and environmental factors

The EMA backs oral semaglutide 'Wegovy' as a weight-loss pill

Lilly and Weber Foundation warn of the impact of obesity, which could affect 1.5 million Andalusians in 2030

A nutritionist warns that sleeping badly alters appetite, metabolism, and weight control

Lipedema takes time to diagnose because it is "often confused with obesity" despite affecting millions of women

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