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Generalized diet recommendations are doing little to change the obesity problem, says researcher

Medical Xpress

Brendan Fraser's portrayal of an obese man in "The Whale" sparked an online debate about whether the film is "fatphobic" or an important narrative that addresses the issue of eating disorders. Regardless of whether the film tackles the topic of obesity in the right way, it has shone a spotlight on it. Eating disorders effect 1.25

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Limitations in clinical drug research

Scienmag

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research – Diabetes and Obesity is a book series that brings updated reviews to readers interested in advances in the development of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of two metabolic diseases – diabetes and obesity.

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Eli Lilly’s Oscars Commercial Takes Aim at Hollywood’s Use of Obesity Medicines for ‘Vanity’

XTalks

The takeaway message of Lilly’s commercial was direct and poignant: “People whose health is affected by obesity are the reason we work on these medications.” This has sparked criticism as those who need the medicines to manage their type 2 diabetes or obesity are facing challenges in accessing them. And hence “it matters who gets them.”

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Oprah Hosts TV Special About GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss

XTalks

The drugs, which include Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide products Ozempic and Weogvy as well as Victoza (liraglutide), and Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide formulation for type 2 diabetes Mounjaro and obesity version Zepbound, have sparked both enthusiasm and debate within the medical community and the public. Obesity is a disease.

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2016 to 2019 Saw Increase in Prepregnancy Obesity in U.S.

The Pharma Data

2016 to 2019 Saw Increase in Prepregnancy Obesity in U.S. 25, 2020 — From 2016 to 2019, there was an increase in prepregnancy obesity in the United States, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. The researchers observed an increase in prepregnancy obesity in the United States, from 26.1 Professional.

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Obesity Adds to Racial Disparity in Early Breast Cancer

The Pharma Data

Obesity Adds to Racial Disparity in Early Breast Cancer. 7, 2020 — For women with early breast cancer, there are considerable disparities in terms of obesity and comorbidity for Black and White women, according to a study published online Dec. Professional. MONDAY, Dec. 7 in Cancer. Nyrop, Ph.D., Nyrop, Ph.D., © 2020 HealthDay.

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UEG: Pancreatic CA Down With Bariatric Sx for Obese With DM

The Pharma Data

UEG: Pancreatic CA Down With Bariatric Sx for Obese With DM. 16, 2020 — For patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer compared with no BS, according to a study presented at UEG Week Virtual 2020, held Oct. Professional. FRIDAY, Oct.