Americans have an appetite for taking on Big Food producers
There is no more non-partisan issue than safeguarding what people are eating and how it affects their health.
Obesity
14 (no-needle) ways to shift that weight, from Oxbridge scientists
With a change in mindset lasting weight loss is achievable, according to researchers at Oxford and Cambridge. Here’s where to start.
Ozempic for heart disease? Doctors think it’s worth considering
The Heart Foundation says Australia can no longer overlook the role of obesity in cardiovascular disease and wants to form a national taskforce to improve patient outcomes and consider if GLP-1 drugs could help.
A year after I stopped taking a weight-loss drug, I’ve lost nine more kilos
I’m one of the millions of people trying to keep the weight off without taking expensive drugs like Mounjaro for life. It wasn’t easy, but I found ways.
Needle or knife: what to consider about long-term weight loss solutions
Obesity is so common that tens of thousands of Australians every year will choose between surgery or weight-loss drugs in the hope of a long-term solution. Here’s what a doctor says you should know.
Want a steak or even a burger? The diet police are watching
All I want is a steak and fries, and maybe an ice cream. But with all the conflicting advice around today, there’s already too much on my plate.
Can you be fat but healthy? Experts say yes
A global commission this week suggested we change the way we approach the diagnosis of obesity. Should you be worried about your own BMI and fitness?
This Olympian’s BMI said she was overweight. Is it time for an obesity diagnosis overhaul?
Over-reliance on the Body Mass Index has sparked a push supported by 75 medical organisations to back a Global Commission to overhaul obesity diagnosis and classification.
Fasting’s not the hack you wanted
Recent research appears to show intermittent fasting isn’t as promising as scientists once hoped.
‘I lost 30 kilos but I’m not a success story’
Kate Manne knows fat people earn less, don’t get promoted as often, and struggle to find pretty clothes. She’s tried every fad diet – but won’t ever take Ozempic.
‘Skinny fat’ or ‘fat healthy’? A future blood test could reveal all
Scientists are developing a blood test to measure the risk of metabolic disease such as diabetes, heart problems or strokes, and it may be more reliable than the existing body mass index.
Parents’ education link to childhood obesity
It will become much harder to tell Australian kids to simply ‘eat less and exercise more’ following the publication of a massive study.
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