Overweight

A study found: This is the age range in which excess weight will affect health in the future

Not only how much weight is gained, but when and for how long one lives with it. A new study shows that weight gain at a young age is the most dangerous and increases the risk of premature mortality.

It is weight gain at a young age, already in the 20s, that carries the highest risk
Studies show that fatigue impairs the brain’s ability to make good nutritional decisions

Less sleep and the truth behind weight gain and daylight saving time

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly's weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk.

Doors open for a wave of cheap weight-loss drugs, but global distribution will be uneven

Childhood obesity

New study: Childhood obesity may indicate something much worse


Did COVID lockdowns make us fat? - study

"Our study provides a possible explanation as to how lockdowns may have induced weight gain," said BGU researcher Assaf Rudich.

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Researchers mistakenly discovered a way for you to sweat away fat

Researchers seeking a cure for diabetes found that this medicine causes the body to sweat out fat and shed pounds

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Can artificial intelligence predict whether someone will die from COVID?

An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by the University of Copenhagen managed to predict, with up to 90% accuracy whether someone undiagnosed is at risk of dying from COVID-19.

Artificial intelligence

Health report: Over half of the Israeli population is overweight

“The coronavirus crisis will have long-term consequences.”

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How Many Calories Should You Need to Lose Your Weight?

This process helps you lose about 1 pound (0.45 kg) of body weight level per week.


Brown bear 747 crowned fattest bear in Alaska

“This year he really packed on the pounds, looking like he was fat enough to hibernate in July and yet continuing to eat until his belly seemed to drag along the ground by late September.”

Brown bear 747 stands in a river hunting for salmon to fatten up before hibernation at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, US, September 20, 2020.

Weight control: Some answers for those ups and downs

The problem with obesity is that as body size increases, longevity decreases.

WHY IS sugar addictive?

Venice lowers gondola passenger capacity due to weight gain in tourists

"When [the boat] is fully loaded, the hull sinks and water enters. Advancing with over half a ton of meat on board is dangerous,” Roveratto said.

Tourists wearing protective masks travel on a gondola in Venice, Italy, February 7, 2020.

Is a keto diet the best way to lose weight?

Obesity or overweight is one of the biggest health crises that masses don't seem to care enough about.


Sustained weight loss in middle-age may lower breast cancer risk

The more weight a woman lost and kept off, the lower her risk of breast cancer, researchers found.

Breast cancer (illustrative photo)