Anna Bawden

Social Affairs Correspondent at The Guardian

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People who stop weight loss drugs return to original weight within year, analysis finds

2 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

People on weight loss drugs regain all the weight they have lost within a year of stopping the medication, analysis has shown. Analysis of 11 studies of older and newer GLP-1 weight loss drugs by the University of Oxford found that patients typically lost 8kg on weight loss jabs but returned to their original weight within 10 months of stopping them.
NHS must accelerate use of weight-loss jabs, say obesity experts

3 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

The NHS must accelerate its use of weight loss jabs, experts argue, as society enters a “golden age” of such medications. Obesity is linked to numerous long-term conditions including cancer, heart disease, dementia and diabetes, putting a huge strain on the NHS. Trials show that weight loss jabs such as semaglutide, better known as Wegovy and Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of 42 conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Weight loss jabs in obese children can help avoid mealtime rows, study says

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Giving obese children weight loss jabs works and could help avoid arguments over mealtimes, according to research. Clinicians treating very obese children at a hospital in Sweden analysed whether liraglutide injections could be used as well as diet and lifestyle changes to increase weight loss.
Becoming obese under age of 30 ‘raises risk of early death by at least 75%’

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Becoming obese under the age of 30 increases the chances of premature death by more than 75%,a large-scale study has found. Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese, while NHS data shows that the average man now weighs more than 85kg (13st 5lb) and the typical woman about 73kg (11st 7lb), more than 6kg heavier than they were in 1993.
Becoming obese under age of 30 ‘raises risk of early death by at least 75%’

4 days ago | aol.co.uk | Anna Bawden

Becoming obese under the age of 30 increases the chances of premature death by more than 75%, a large-scale study has found. Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese, while NHS data shows that the average man now weighs more than 85kg (13st 5lb) and the typical woman about 73kg (11st 7lb), more than 6kg heavier than they were in 1993.
Weight-loss jabs could halve risk of obesity-related cancers, study finds

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Weight-loss jabs could almost halve the risk of obesity-related cancers, a landmark study suggests. Cancer experts said the findings were “transformational” and could herald a “whole new era of preventive cancer medicine”. Obesity is associated with . While losing weight reduces that risk, scientists have calculated weight-loss injections have a bigger protective effect over and above shedding the kilos.
Being overweight as a young child could double risk of adult obesity, research shows

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Being overweight as a young child could double the risk of being obese in adulthood, according to research. Academics from the Netherlands said the body mass index (BMI) of six-year-olds is the most reliable predictor of obesity in adulthood and the first five years are critical in preventing weight gain.
Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Children will eat significantly more calories in a day after watching just five minutes of junk food advertising, according to a groundbreaking study. Young people who saw or heard adverts for products high in saturated fat, sugar and salt consumed an average of 130 extra calories, equivalent to two slices of bread, the research found. The study involved 240 seven- to 15-year-olds, from schools in Merseyside.
Weight-loss jabs may be good for mental health, research shows

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Weight loss jabs may be good for people’s mental health as well as helping curb their appetite, according to research. A study by scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland has found that appetite-suppressing injections also improve mood, wellbeing and quality of life more than insulin and other antidiabetic drugs. Originally developed for diabetes patients, the medicines have transformed how obesity is treated and there is growing evidence of wider health benefits.
Giving weight loss jabs could bolster UK economy by £4.5bn a year, study says

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Anna Bawden

Giving weight loss jabs to everyone eligible for them could boost the UK economy by £4.5bn, according to research. Worldwide, about 3.8 billion people over 25 and just under 750 million children and young people are forecast to be overweight or obese by 2050. In England, 26.5% of adults are obese, while across the UK 4.6 million are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are estimated to cost the UK £100bn a year.