When do we understand that it is not just extreme fat but obesity? Expert explains the difference and suggests tips to be more aware about how we may prevent it. - Anti-Obesity Day: How to Differentiate Between Extreme Fat and Being Obese? 5 Tips to Prevent it
LONDON: The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults are overweight, a global study found on Thursday. The report, which described a dramatic correlation between countries COVID-19 death and obesity rates, found that 90% or 2.2 million of the 2.5 million deaths from the pandemic disease so far were in countries with high levels of obesity. The study analysed the COVID-19 death figures from Johns Hopkins University in the United States and the World Health Organization s Global Health Observatory data on obesity. Strikingly, the authors said, there is no example of a country where people are generally not overweight or obese having high COVID-19 death rates.
New Drug Could Be A Game-Changer In Fight Against Obesity: UK Study
The drug, semaglutide, works by hijacking the body’s own appetite-regulating system in the brain leading to reduced hunger and calorie intake. AP Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-11T22:46:49+05:30 New Drug Could Be A Game-Changer In Fight Against Obesity: UK Study outlookindia.com 2021-02-11T22:50:56+05:30
The results of trials of a new drug have given new hopes to combat obesity successfully. The findings from a large-scale international trial are being hailed as a “game-changer” in the UK for improving the health of people with obesity.
The drug could even play a major part in helping reduce the impact of diseases such as COVID-19.