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Hengrui and Kailera report best-in-class data from Phase II GLP-1/GIP trial
Data from Hengrui’s Phase II trial for its GLP-1/GIP product demonstrated a statistically significant mean weight loss of ...
These developing tech and social trends could make you the most money by 2030
-- Most important technology trends: AI, robotics, space, autonomous vehicles, crypto, the app economy and social media. -- Most important macroeconomic trends: Higher interest rates, higher inflation ...
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
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Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity
Despite evidence that some people with excess adiposity have ill health due to obesity, obesity is generally considered a ...
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
Global experts propose major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease
A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...
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Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.