obesity

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For obesity doctors and researchers, this kind of messaging is problematic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jim Williams shared that Adam Williams’ official cause of death was atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with obesity as a contributory factor.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the ketogenic diet was first developed as a treatment for epilepsy, it has become widely popular in recent years for weight loss and for managing conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily

The Swiss pharmaceutical company said Tuesday that a once-weekly injection of the drug, CT-388, resulted in a weight loss when adjusting for placebo of 22.5% at 48 weeks for people with obesity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The analysis also revealed that much of the elevated dementia risk linked to obesity appears to be driven by high blood pressure.

From Science Daily