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Call for urgent labelling reform to protect oral health
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Call for urgent labelling reform to protect oral health

The Oral Health Foundation is calling on the government to introduce mandatory front-of-pack sugar warnings, enforce consistent naming for added sugars across all products and lead a public education campaign to help people recognise and reduce their sugar intake.

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Obesity in childhood raises risk of experiencing weight stigma
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Obesity in childhood raises risk of experiencing weight stigma

Adults who developed severe obesity before the age of 18 are nearly three times more likely than those who developed the condition later to be subjected to severe experienced weight stigma (EWS), a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

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Growing number of US adolescents receive weight-loss surgery
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Growing number of US adolescents receive weight-loss surgery

Weight-loss surgeries for adolescents increased 15 per cent in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved effective new weight-loss medications for this age group, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. Their findings, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, shed light on how severe obesity is being treated in teenagers, the fastest-growing age group with this condition.

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New research uncovers gender differences in fat metabolism
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New research uncovers gender differences in fat metabolism

New findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) reveal important gender-based differences in how fat is broken down for energy, offering new insights into metabolic health and the risk of type 2 diabetes.

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New research questions focus on percentage weight loss targets
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New research questions focus on percentage weight loss targets

New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025), suggests that weight loss programmes that set specific percentage weight loss goals are often falling short — and may not always reflect the most meaningful health outcomes for people living with obesity.

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Tirzepatide outperforms semaglutide in trial
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Tirzepatide outperforms semaglutide in trial

A new study unveiled at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Malaga revealed that tirzepatide delivers significantly greater weight loss than semaglutide in people living with obesity, but without diabetes.

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