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'I thought I'd die after injecting black market anti-obesity drug'

Paige Roberts was left needing hospital treatment after injections made her vomit for 48 hours.

Fat ‘remembering’ past obesity drives yo-yo diet effect, say experts

Research shows fat cells are affected by obesity in a way that alters how they respond to food, potentially for years. Losing weight can be a frustrating game: after months of successful slimming, ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese

A sweeping new paper reveals the dramatic rise of obesity rates nationwide since 1990.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

How we're thinking about Eli Lilly after Trump picked obesity-drug critic RFK Jr. to run HHS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a vocal critic of obesity drugs belonging to the fast-growing GLP-1 class.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Almost 3 in 4 US adults overweight or obese: Research

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are considered overweight or obese, according to new research published Thursday from The Lancet. The research points to a substantial increase in overweight ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Novo Nordisk's obesity-fighting drugs fatten Denmark's economy

Danish company Novo Nordisk has a market cap larger than the entire country's GDP. As it grows, it's having an impact on other industries.

Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people with obesity, study finds

People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.

Watch out for misuse of obesity jabs, doctors warned

It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.

‘Misguided fears’ of nanny state to blame for obesity crisis, peers warn

House of Lords committee calls for ‘long-term’ plan to address disease and ‘broken’ food system in England

World - Financial Times - October 23

China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis

Chinese officials published the country’s first set of guidelines to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of obesity amid a national health crisis.

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