Obesity may increase influenza A virus transmission risk Obese adults shed influenza A virus for almost 50% longer than non-obese adults, research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases shows.…
Type 2 diabetes drug aids weight loss, study finds Patients given GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat obesity lost weight compared with those treated with placebo.…
Community pharmacies can provide effective signposting to weight management services, study finds Community pharmacies could be used to increase access to weight management services, according to a study published in Public Health Nutrition (online, 23 April 2018).…
Nearly 40% of cancer cases in UK attributable to preventable causes Four in ten cases of cancer are attributable to known risk factors, equivalent to 135,507 preventable cases of cancer per year.…
Government asks food industry to cut calories to tackle obesity The government is asking the food industry to reduce the calorie count in pizza, other ready meals and on-the-go snacks by 20% to help cut the number of people dying from obesity-related disease.…
Fructose increases risk of childhood asthma, independent of obesity A study of 1,068 mother-child pairs has shown that high fructose intake increases risk of mid-childhood asthma…
Statin therapy in obese patients and the risk of diabetes Study highlights importance of people at high risk of diabetes being monitored during statin therapy…
Dieters buy slimming pills online to avoid pharmacists and GPs Almost half of dieters who put their health at serious risk by buying online slimming pills say they turn to the internet because they don’t want to talk to a pharmacist or their GP…
Charting obesity In the UK, the prevalence of obesity is continuing to grow, bringing with it a whole host of hidden diseases affecting a number of body systems — from cardiovascular to skeletal. …
Digital pilot launched to tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK have teamed up with a number of healthcare technology companies to try to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes…
