Report: More than half of the world's population will be overweight/obese by 2035

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

The World Health Organization's 2023 Atlas predicts that 51% of the world's population, or more than 4 billion people, will be overweight or obese within the next 12 years.

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Brazil's health regulator said ⁠it approved five new injectable GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and obesity treatment, ⁠following the expiration ⁠of Ozempic’s patent in ‌the country.

Consensus document from three European societies covers nutritional, functional, and psychological considerations for incretin-based therapies in adults.

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Repeated episodes of weight loss and regain may be associated with a greater loss of muscle volume than keeping weight stable.

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The specific antiretroviral therapy regimen—not just HIV status—profoundly shapes the metabolic landscape in virally suppressed children living with HIV.

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