Tag: Obesity
Keeping weight off may be stymied by fat cells’ ‘memory’ of obesity
New research suggests that fat tissue may have a memory when it comes to weight gain and loss.…
Childhood obesity, bird flu, Covid vaccines
In a recent development, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has come under scrutiny for its new clinical…
Pediatricians’ obesity guidelines misconstrued eating disorder studies
Childhood obesity has become a pressing issue in recent years, prompting the American Academy of Pediatrics to adopt…
GLP-1 obesity drug effective for kids, raising hope and concern| STAT
The first late-stage trial of a GLP-1 drug in young children with obesity has shown promising results in…
Obesity drug tracker: Can amylin drugs upend Wegovy, Zepbound?
Related feature: STAT’s Obesity Drug Tracker, updated and with a new feature that allows the entire dataset to…