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Overweight and obesity increased among boys in Norway during the pandemic

In the years leading up to the pandemic, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young boys was declining. During the pandemic, it rose again.

Weight loss medication is very useful for many individuals. However, expert believes things are moving too fast

General practitioners experience a significant increase in demand from patients week by week. But there is still a lot we don't know about the medicines, doctors warn.

We’re eating ourselves into obesity and spending a fortune on weight loss pills

The demand for weight loss medicine is rising, but it only addresses the symptoms, not the causes. “We face intense commercial pressure to eat and drink more,” says a professor of public health.

Do you have excess belly fat? It's possible to completely eliminate the risk of cardiovascular diseases

Researchers have good news for those at greatest risk of such diseases.

Norwegian research: High weight increases the risk of several types of cancer

There were over 38,000 new cancer cases registered in Norway in 2022.

Experts are changing their views on the treatment of obesity in children

Aggressive treatment with medication and surgery is now being recommended in the United States if lifestyle changes do not produce results. Norwegian experts have also changed their views in line with this.

This may be the reason why ultra-processed foods make us eat more

A lack of protein in ultra-processed food might be one of the drivers of the obesity epidemic, according to researchers.

The obesity drugs are here: Major shift in treatment, according to experts

After decades of unsuccessful obesity treatment, researchers are now optimistic. New medicines can probably help many who suffer from the chronic disease.

Most Norwegians are overweight or obese

This is according to new numbers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The trend has been increasing for decades.

One in five people who die of cancer are obese. Now researchers can tell us more about why.

Abundant fat substances make cancer cells more aggressive and more capable of forming tumours, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Bergen.

Fat shaming makes people gain more weight

People are not motivated to lose weight if they are told they are fat. They just get fatter.

Smokers and people who are overweight should be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers believe

There is a strong and clear link between obesity and getting seriously ill from COVID-19. The same goes for smoking. A new Norwegian-British study confirms these links.

Eating less processed foods gave weight loss and lower risk of heart disease – also among men on a high fat diet

The quality of the food you eat may be as important to your health as whether you eat lots of fat or carbohydrates, according to a new Norwegian study.

The genes that cause mental disorders may also control weight

People with severe depression or bipolar disorder may be at greater genetic risk of obesity, while people with schizophrenia may be protected from becoming overweight, a Norwegian study shows.

Being overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

A new study shows that excess weight in adulthood increases women’s risk of endometrial cancer, while in men the increased risk was in kidney and colon cancer.

If your father was overweight during puberty, your risk of developing asthma doubles

If a father is overweight during his adolescence, his future children have a more than doubled risk of having asthma, a large generational study shows.

Health trends over the last 45 years: We’re getting fatter — but healthier

Norway's most comprehensive population survey shows some surprising contradictions. The average Norwegian has gotten heavier over the last 45 years, while at the same time their overall physical health has improved.

Norwegian researchers find link between ALS and body weight

A Norwegian study shows that overweight and obese individuals have a lower risk for ALS than those who are of normal weight and underweight.

Is optimism the key to making weight loss surgery a success?

A new Norwegian study compares people who underwent bariatric surgery with those who tried to lose weight using traditional dieting and exercise. One difference was optimism in the surgery group that they would succeed.

Fat or too heavy?

The words that doctors use to discuss weight with their patients have an effect on the doctor-patient relationship. A Norwegian study gives clues as to the best and worst words to use.

When science promoted sugar as healthy

Studies in the 1970s showed that people couldn’t get overweight or develop cardiovascular diseases from consumption of carbohydrates such as sugar. A Norwegian professor thinks we are still paying for this mistake.

Overweight people are not lazy and dumb

Fat people face increasing discrimination round the world, and we accept it.

Divorce linked to obesity in children

Children of divorced parents have higher risk of obesity, according to a Norwegian study. Boys in particular are more likely to develop dangerous abdominal fat.

Aircraft noise linked to larger waistlines

Women and men living close to Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport are more likely to swell out in the middle than those further away.

Disabled persons dine their way to disease

Overweightness and obesity are too common among people with disabilities – but in Norway nobody is taking responsibility for the problem.

Why it’s so hard to stay slim

Many manage to shed kilos but few are able to keep their weight down at the new level. There are good reasons why.

Gastric injections of Botox might curb obesity

Rats have lost weight after receiving Botox injections in the stomach. Researchers think such treatment could provide a less drastic alternative to current weight-loss surgery.

Backs get strained by overweight

Overweight women have a 60 per cent higher risk of chronic lower back pain. If the general population gets heavier, this will cause an increase in disabilities.

Hormone spirals stand up to uterine cancer

Hormone spirals give protection against uterine cancer. The hormone spiral is superior compared to treatment with tablets.

The hard road off the sofa

Type 2 diabetics struggle to adjust their lifestyles and habits in keeping with medical recommendations. Patient groups could be the answer.