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Doctors urge FIFA to end deal with Coca-Cola ahead of Club World Cup

Written by | 19 Jun 2025

Football’s governing body FIFA should drop Coca-Cola as sponsors of the 2025 Club World Cup which begins this week, urge doctors in The BMJ today. Dr Chris van Tulleken at […]

Intensive weight loss programme improves eating disorder symptoms in people with Type 2 Diabetes at risk of eating disorders, Oxford study finds

Written by | 15 Jun 2025

An intensive low-energy diet programme, similar to the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission, significantly improved eating disorder symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes and excess weight who […]

Creatine is safe, effective and important for everyone, longtime researcher says

Written by | 13 Jun 2025

Creatine, the supplement popular with athletes for its ability to help build strength and power, is increasingly being recognized for its broad health benefits. The compound’s usefulness extends […]

Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity

Written by | 5 Jun 2025

Four leading organizations in lifestyle medicine, obesity medicine, and nutrition—the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), and […]

Five minutes exposure to junk food marketing results in children consuming 130 kcals more per day, regardless of media advertising type

Written by | 24 May 2025

Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents  consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, according […]

Community resources help food-insecure kids make fewer ER visits

Written by | 8 May 2025

In a new clinical study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found that a low-intensity program that “prescribes” community resources to every parent or other primary […]

Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to preventable premature deaths

Written by | 6 May 2025

A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States) shows that […]

A sustainable diet leaves room for two chicken breasts a week

Written by | 2 May 2025

We should eat less meat and more legumes, campaigns and dietary advice tell us. But how much is “less”? Researchers from DTU have an answer. 255 grams per […]

New online tool tests how tax shapes sugar-sweetened drink purchases

Written by | 29 Apr 2025

Americans like their soda pop. And their sports drinks, and energy drinks, and sweet tea. In 2021, the average American bought 37 gallons of sugar-sweetened beverages. Collectively, we […]

New research reveals one in five boys and men may meet criteria for an eating disorder

Written by | 24 Apr 2025

A new study has found that over 1 in 5 boys and men in Canada and the United States may meet the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, […]

Expanding access to anti-obesity medications delivers 13% return on investment for society

Written by | 31 Mar 2025

A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds expanded access to anti-obesity medications would lead to significant increases in life expectancy and disease-free years while generating a substantial societal return […]

Most older adults say Medicare and other insurance should cover obesity drugs, and many show interest in using them

Written by | 30 Mar 2025

A large majority of older Americans feel that health insurance – including Medicare – should cover anti-obesity medications, according to a new University of Michigan study. And more […]

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