obesity
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The researchers also found no strong evidence that weight cycling is responsible for the gradual long-term weight gain commonly seen in obesity.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Magkos and Stefan say the evidence should encourage people with overweight or obesity not to abandon efforts to lose weight simply because maintaining weight loss can be difficult.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Dr Nicki Mazey is a GP partner at Brownlow Health in Liverpool who specialises in obesity.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
In 1980, adult obesity rates in England were just 6% for men and 9% for women – less than a third of rates today, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Heavy television watching creates a sedentary lifestyle, less activity, more weight gain, even obesity.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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