Tag: Obesity
Health insurance company concerned by stampede for Novo Nordisk’s new weight loss medicine
Sygeforsikringen Danmark is reconsidering its position on reimbursement to customers who take a prescription for the Novo Nordisk drug Wegovy, an expensive weight loss drug that was launched at the end of last year. In January alone, 16,593 people in Denmark received a prescription for Wegovy – and a great many Sygeforsikringen Danmark customers were […]
Obesity in adolescents may be a risk factor for blood clots in adulthood
Gothenburg [Sweden], March 15 (ANI): Obesity in childhood and early adulthood increases the risk factors for blood clots later in life, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows. The study is based on more than 37,000 men’s early BMI history and information about their thrombi, if any, in adulthood. The link between obesity and […]
Childhood obesity is a risk factor for blood clots as an adult: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden], March 2 (ANI): A study from Gothenburg University found that obesity in childhood and early adulthood are distinct risk factors for blood clots later in life. The study is based on the early BMI history of over 37,000 men as well as information on their adult thrombi, if any. The link between obesity […]
Studies suggest that antibody therapy can be used to treat liver disease
Solna [Sweden]Feb 11 (ANI): There is currently no medicine available to treat non-alcoholic liver disease, which affects many type 2 diabetes patients and can progress to more serious liver disease. A therapeutic alternative for the treatment of fatty liver has been identified in a study led by Karolinska Institutet researchers. The study, published in the […]
Huge dividend for Ørsted and Novo Nordisk’s shareholders
The shareholders in Ørsted and Novo Nordisk have much to be happy about today, as both companies have decided to issue large dividends following the declaration of record profits. While Ørsted will split DKK 5.7 billion, Novo will distribute DKK 14.8 billion – not bad for shareholders who split DKK 7.5 billion in August last […]
Why it’s important to eat at work – even the odd cake
When England’s Food Standards Agency chief Susan Jebb recently compared eating cake at work to second-hand smoke, office cubicle walls trembled across the country. She told The times: Professor Jebb is right to criticize unstructured eating in the workplace, which can contribute to unhealthy eating. Overconsumption of unhealthy products such as cookies and processed foods […]
Study finds increase in obesity among three- and four-year-olds during the pandemic
Washington [US]Dec 28 (ANI): The results of a recent study suggest that during the Covid-19 pandemic, an increase in obesity was seen in children between three and four years of age. The study, published in the European Journal of Public Health, is based on data on 25,049 children aged three to five who underwent regular […]
Life expectancy in the US drops to lowest in a generation
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths reduced life expectancy in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with a child born that year expected to live 76.4 years, the lowest since 1996. according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and […]
National Round-Up: More snow for the weekend, but it won’t stick around for long
Around 90 percent of Denmark will be covered in snow this weekend. This is reported by TV2. Snow is likely to fall on Wednesday and Thursday and then stay on the ground until at least Sunday, when temperatures are expected to rise to 6-7 degrees. Some areas will see as much as 18 cm of […]
Danish news: Close to 20 teenagers arrested for selling hash in Christiania in just 80 days
An increasing number of young people, generally aged 15-18, are selling weed on Pusher Street in Christiania. Between September 1 and November 21, Copenhagen Police arrested 17 such people for selling hashish, according to Berlingske. Fear that they cannot escape the environment“Someone has released a handbrake,” noted Police Inspector Tommy Laursen. “In the past, Christians […]
VMA in Unnaryd in Hylte municipality, Halland county •
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program manager Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: About the biology behind obesity and why Agnes believes that it is not dangerous to weigh a few kilos too much. But also about plastic surgery, beer bellies and why it’s good to have goosebumps. […]
Obstructive sleep apnea associated with increased risk of cancer in humans: Study
Barcelona [Spain]Sep 6 (ANI): People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a major study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, ​​Spain. A second study showed that OSA was also linked to a decline in processing ability in the elderly; in particular, those aged […]
THL: Finns are gaining weight, diabetes is becoming more common
According to the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), the risk factors for several common diseases have decreased in people living in Finland over the course of 20 years. But obesity remains a major concern. The number of obese people in the country is predicted to increase in the future, according to a study […]
Study: Fatigue, headache, most common persistent symptoms months after COVID-19
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia report their findings in the journal “Science Direct.” “Our results confirm the emerging evidence that there are chronic neuropsychiatric effects following COVID-19 infections,” they write. “There are many symptoms that we didn’t know what to do with in the early stages of the epidemic,” says Dr Elizabeth Rutkowski, […]
The oldest Russian fitness club still in operation
Would you like to pump up your muscles with vintage exercise equipment? There is such a place in Russia. Anastasia Safronova At first glance, all these mechanisms look quite scary and more like instruments from a torture chamber. But that was exactly what the first exercise machines looked like more than a century ago. But […]
Europe can reverse its obesity "epidemic": WHO report
New data on obesity and overweight The report, released at a press conference on May 3 and presented at the European Obesity Congress, reveals that 59% of adults and almost one in three children (29% of boys and 27% of girls) in Europe are overweight. or live with obesity. The prevalence of adult obesity in […]
Genetic differences can affect the ability to utilize the energy of different nutrients: Research
The study showed how nutrition planning based on genetic information could contribute to the development of individual health nutrition. Australian, Danish and Finnish researchers found in an international collaborative study how individuals in the same population differ in their ability to cope with different diets. The researchers used a genetic control panel consisting of about […]
COVID-19 increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research reveals
Studies have shown that the human pancreas can also be a target for SARS-CoV-2 (a serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 virus). Decreased insulin-secreting granules in beta cells and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion have been observed following Covid-19 infection. In addition, some patients developed insulin resistance after COVID-19 and had high blood sugar, even […]
Men with high BMI in upper adolescence are at risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 19 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Gothenburg, men with a high body index (BMI) in their upper teens have a high risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized in the future. The results of the study were published in the journal Obesity. The study […]
High BMI in upper teens a risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 14 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Gothenburg has found that men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their late teens have an increased risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized later in life. The study was published in the journal Obesity. The study included […]
Nordic diet can prevent obesity, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease: Study
Copenhagen [Denmark]March 11 (ANI): The Nordic diet, which consists of berries, vegetables, fish, whole grains and rapeseed oil, has been recognized as extremely healthy, tasty and sustainable. To date, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers have mainly focused on weight loss. But in a new analysis done by the University of […]
Buddy with the body
An encouraging thought in the talk about body hatred is that it seems that one’s own body perception gets better with age. It shows a study from The University of Queensland. At the same time, more than half of all people are dissatisfied throughout their lives. But what should you do to reach acceptance? Obesity […]
Business Round-Up: Government Refuses to Help Majority of Homeowners Affected by Paralyzing Heat Bills
The government is strongly opposed to a proposal to financially help hundreds of thousands of people in Denmark with huge heating bills – primarily homeowners serviced by gas, where there is no alternative energy supply. Yesterday, the Danish People’s Party and the Conservatives presented a bill that proposes that the government should help the affected […]
Science Round-Up: How Space Technology Could Help Detect Breast Cancer
It may not be obvious what connects a violent collision between two distant neutron stars far out in the universe and a small lump of cancer in a human’s breast. But Irfan Kuvvetli, senior researcher at DTU Space, has invented something that could help discover them both. He argues that it makes it easier to […]
Finland’s population is moving, but 2 million people need expert help
The aim of the new interactive obesity map of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is to highlight Finland’s growing problem and send an urgent message about the ticking time bomb that will affect the residents’ future health. Using scientific prediction models, the map shows how many people are likely to suffer from […]
The study shows that global dementia cases can triple by 2050 if risk factors are not addressed
Washington [US]January 9 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of adults, 40 years or older, living with dementia worldwide is expected to almost triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050. The research has been published in ‘The Lancet Public Health’. The study also looked at four risk […]
The body outsmarts the dieter
Erik Hemmingsson came at the end of 2018 with the book Slutbantat. There, after twenty years of research, he shares insights and opinions about overweight and obesity. About half of Sweden’s adult population is overweight today. Overweight people live under great pressure, both from society’s judgmental attitudes and from their own feelings of guilt and […]
