Obesity News

Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Obesity from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 480 Obesity press releases.

Politicians Pinch the Straw to Lighten California's Obesity Crisis

DAVIS, Calif., June 22 Five different bills are moving through the state legislature this month aimed at addressing the state's skyrocketing obesity numbers. Ironically, none of these bills address what you eat but instead what you drink. ...


RM-493 Reverses Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Obese Primates

BOSTON, June 21 Rhythm, a biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics for metabolic diseases, today announced a study of obese primates treated with RM-493 showing a reversal of obesity and insulin resistance, and improvement ...

Father's Day Promotion of Body Fat Monitors Continues on Medicalequipmentpro.com

NEW YORK , June 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- In honor of Father's Day , www.medicalequipmentpro.com continues its promotion of body fat monitors, and children can bring it home for parents to monitor body fat daily. ...

Poll: Minnesotans Greatly Understate Obesity

MINNEAPOLIS, May 24 When it comes to self-perceptions about their own healthy weight, many Minnesotans appear to be adapting Garrison Keillor's famous quip: "I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it." According to the ...

Forty-Four Percent of Workers Have Gained Weight in Their Current Job, finds CareerBuilder's Survey

CHICAGO, May 19 The combination of work stress and economic pressures appears to be playing a role in the U.S. labor force's weight gain. Overall, 44 percent of workers say they have gained weight in their current jobs, up slightly from 43 percent ...

Darden Restaurants Joins Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 Darden Restaurants, Inc. - parent company of some of the nation's most popular full-service restaurants including Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse - today announced it has joined the Healthy Weight ...

Burner Balm Lip Balm - Natural Appetite Suppressant Ushers in a New Era in Weight Management

LOS ANGELES, May 11 In a move to support healthier, more friendly weight loss products, Pacific Shore Holdings, Inc., manufacturer of Burner Balm lip balm is touting this new "must-have" weight management miracle as the world's most ...

Local DC Event Fights Diabetes and Childhood Obesity

WASHINGTON, May 7 On Saturday, May 15, Agape Faith Ministries, a faith based organization dedicated to serving the metro Washington, DC community, will be hosting their first annual Community Health and Wellness day to help fight ...

Weight Watchers Clarifies Statement on Today's Earnings Conference Call

Contact Information: Investors: Weight Watchers International, Inc. Brainerd Communicators, Inc. Sarika Sahni Corey Kinger Investor Relations (212) ...

Report: Majority of Minnesotans Overweight or Obese

Face Barriers to Eating Better, Moving More Community, clinical settings can help encourage healthy changes EAGAN, Minn., May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report released today by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue ...

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Diet and Lifestyle Crisis Fuels India's Abdominal Obesity

Diet and Lifestyle Crisis Fuels India's Abdominal Obesity

Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist, highlights that the rise in abdominal obesity in India is largely due to unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity, pointing to a significant public health concern ( ). ...

Muscle Risk in Weight-Loss Medication

Muscle Risk in Weight-Loss Medication

Essential need to preserve skeletal muscle mass when using GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has been highlighted in the Lancet editorial. Although effective for obesity treatment, these medications raise concerns over the potential for ...

Expanding Access to Weight Loss Drugs Could Save Lives

Expanding Access to Weight Loss Drugs Could Save Lives

Expanding access to new and highly effective weight-loss medications could save over 40,000 deaths every year in the United States ( ). A recent study by the Yale School of Public Health and the University of Florida, explains the ...

Simple Blood Test Offers Early Detection of Obesity-Related Risks in Kids

Simple Blood Test Offers Early Detection of Obesity-Related Risks in Kids

New blood test has been developed that measures lipids to identify children at risk of obesity-related complications, including type 2 diabetes , liver disease , and heart disease , as per a study from King’s College London published in Nature ...

Obesity Care Crisis: Underfunded Services Limiting Access to Treatment

Obesity Care Crisis: Underfunded Services Limiting Access to Treatment

A BMJ investigation has uncovered a widespread lack of access to obesity care in England. Nearly half of the country's patients cannot see specialist weight loss teams, and...

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