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ECOICO 2020Small Weight Loss Produces Impressive Drop in Type 2 Diabetes Risk'Treat obesity first,' say authors of a study showing a loss of just 13% of body weight is associated with a significantly reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
Doctors Underestimate Obese People's Desire to Lose Weight"Healthcare professionals are recognizing obesity as a disease but they believe the patients with obesity are not interested
nor motivated to lose weight," when this is not the case, says an expert.
Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2019
Avoid Food Bloggers When Looking for Nutritional AdviceSocial media influencers with weight management blogs are typically unqualified to give nutritional and dietary information
and promote inappropriate recipes, UK researchers have found.