Obesity

ANALYSIS

Patients are increasingly obtaining drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro on private prescriptions for weight loss, especially from online pharmacies. But doctors fear they are being misused

As nurse's death hits headlines - how dangerous are new 'weight-loss' drugs?
The death of a Scottish nurse as a result of complications after taking the drug Mounjaro for weight loss has highlighted the potential dangers of drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro.

Do you think this move could tackle obesity?

Do you think this move could tackle obesity?

Aberdeen University

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Messaging on ultra-processed food could do more harm than good, study suggests

Public health experts estimate that more than 3000 deaths in Scotland in 2022 were attributable to physical inactivity. But there remains a common misconception that exercise is a good way to lose weight

Public health experts estimate that more than 3000 deaths in Scotland in 2022 were attributable to physical inactivity. But there remains a common misconception that exercise is a good way to lose weight

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Lack of exercise is killing us - but probably not for the reasons you think

Professor Naveed Sattar, of Glasgow University, is the UK's new Obesity Mission Chair. He said many more people are living longer with multiple conditions linked to excess weight, but the NHS must do much more to tackle obesity as a primary disease

Professor Naveed Sattar, of Glasgow University, is the UK's new Obesity Mission Chair. He said many more people are living longer with multiple conditions linked to excess weight, but the NHS must do much more to tackle obesity as a primary disease

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'Willpower is not enough': The Glasgow expert leading UK's new fight against obesity

A third of children in Scotland are outside the healthy weight range, with almost one in five considered at risk of obesity.

A third of children in Scotland are outside the healthy weight range, with almost one in five considered at risk of obesity.

Are healthy and low-fat food labels making us fatter?

The new generation of weight-loss drugs have been hailed as game-changers

The new generation of weight-loss drugs have been hailed as game-changers

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Alison Rowat: Hungry for a weight loss miracle? Join the club.

A review of the evidence into links between ultra-processed food and ill health and obesity concluded that it is observational, unreliable, and more research is needed

A review of the evidence into links between ultra-processed food and ill health and obesity concluded that it is observational, unreliable, and more research is needed

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What's really making you fat?: ultra-processed food, gut bacteria, or genes?

Cost of living crisis

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Catriona Stewart: No cheese sandwich? Ann Widdecombe thinks she's Marie Antoinette

From cancer vaccines to diabetes tests - the unexpected benefits of Covid

From cancer vaccines to diabetes tests - the unexpected benefits of Covid

How Covid's legacy is reshaping science - from cancer vaccines to diabetes tests

Scientist looked at outcomes based on waist to height ratios, which provides a more accurate gauge of how much excess fat someone is carrying

Scientist looked at outcomes based on waist to height ratios, which provides a more accurate gauge of how much excess fat someone is carrying

A survival benefit to being overweight? Scots scientists crack 'obesity paradox'