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More of the world's children are obese than underweight, UN warns

For the first time, more school-aged children are obese than underweight around the world, with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The warning came in a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations children’s agency Unicef.

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Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner

Expecting parents to police kids’ intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

More children now obese than underweight for first time ever

Major study by Unicef finds 391 million children across the globe now overweight or obese

The Independent UK

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Novo Nordisk, maker of obesity drug Wegovy, to cut 9,000 jobs to sharpen focus, meet competition

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it would cut 9,000 jobs, 5,000 of them in Denmark, in order to strengthen the company’s focus on growth opportunities in obesity and diabetes medications

The Independent UK

Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time

Cheap ultra-processed food behind rise in overweight children, with one in 10 now obese globally, says Unicef

The Guardian - UK

Almost half of those with diabetes don’t know they have it. Are you one of them?

Diabetes affects 38.4 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Independent UK

UK ‘falling behind’ when it comes to diabetes diagnosis, study says

Among western European countries, only Switzerland and France had lower diagnosis rates than the UK

The Independent UK

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Weight-loss jabs are not enough to tackle the obesity crisis, experts warn

THE UK’S OBESITY CHALLENGE : Weight-loss drug Mounjaro will be rolled out to a quarter of a million NHS patients. But leading experts tell Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian that weight-loss jabs alone will not be enough to solve the obesity crisis

The Independent UK

WHO has added GLP-1 drugs to the essential medicines list. Here’s what that means

GLP-1 drugs were initially developed for diabetes, but have become wildly popular weight-loss drugs too

The Independent UK

WHO Backs Weight-loss Drugs, Urges Cheap Generics

The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday, calling for cheap generic versions to be made available for people in developing countries.

International Business Times

Error means 55,000 patients require diabetes retests after potential misdiagnoses

More than 55,000 patients may require new blood tests to receive an accurate blood glucose reading

The Independent UK

Softies take a hit as nation sours on sweetened drinks

Health organisations say data revealing fewer Aussies are drinking sweetened drinks is encouraging, but more work is needed to incentivise healthy choices.

AAP

New technology for diabetic pregnant women will reduce risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

The new technology, known as a hybrid closed loop system, will help reduce the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage

The Independent UK

Mapped: NHS patients facing postcode lottery for weight-loss jab Mounjaro

It’s estimated that 3.4 million people in the UK could benefit from taking a weight-loss jab like Mounjaro

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Scientists say there is no link between ‘microdosing’ weight-loss drugs and living longer

It is ‘too early’ to know whether small doses of weight-loss drugs can help you live longer, experts say

Evening Standard

Weight-loss jabs: Wes Streeting pledges to do more to stop people being ‘priced out’

The Health Secretary said he was really concerned about the rising costs of the jabs.

The Independent UK

Energy drinks crackdown sees Prime and Monster banned for under-16s

Around 100,000 children are thought to consume at least one high-caffeine energy drink every day

The Guardian - UK

‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks

Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentration

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How do weight loss jabs work? Dr Amir Khan reveals all you need to know

Whether you know Mounjaro from Wegovy or it's all Ozempic to you, you'd have to be living (blissfully) under a rock to miss the chatter about weight loss jabs

International Business Times UK

Man Gets Worms in His Brain After Eating Breakfast Staple Wrong for Years – Could You Be at Risk?

A 52-year-old American developed 'brain worms' after years of eating 'soft' bacon; here's what actually causes neurocysticercosis, what the case report says, and how to cook pork safely to cut risk.

Evening Standard

Weight loss drugs could slash hospital risk for heart failure patients

Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly.

International Business Times UK

Is RFK Jr.'s 'Brain Worm' Behind His Claims—Like Diagnosing a Child Without a Medical Degree? Here's What Doctors Say

HHS Sec. RFK Jr. claims he spots child illnesses visually—no degree needed. Ties to 2010 parasite? CDC stats debunk claims.

International Business Times

From Diagnosis to Advocacy: How Dr. Keith Hersey is Guiding Patients Through Diabetes and GLP-1 Therapy

Hersey is slated to speak at an international conference in Orlando and will address a local diabetes support group in Raleigh on October 1.

Benzinga

UK Patients Scramble For Mounjaro As Eli Lilly's 170% Price Hike Plan Sparks Shortages, Health Fears

Patients across the United Kingdom are struggling to obtain the weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro as demand surges ahead of a sharp price increase set for September.

The Independent UK

‘I lost more than 2 stone on Mounjaro - but my hair started to fall out’

Rhiannon Anne Griffiths-Bowen says the weight-loss benefits of taking Mounjaro outweighed the issue of hair loss

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