Obesity

• Weight-loss medication helps mom manage her obesity. Quebec won’t pay for any of it

  Quebec's health insurance board currently doesn't cover Ozempic and similar weight-loss medication unless they are prescribed for patients who are diagnosed with diabetes.

  Canada

  Oct 24
  
• Mothers with obesity at greater risk of stillbirth: Canadian study

  A new CMAJ study suggests there is a higher risk of stillbirth in mothers with obesity, with experts saying early delivery could help minimize those risks.

  Health

  Mar 4
  
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• More than 1B people live with obesity globally, study shows. What about Canada? 

  More than one billion people worldwide are grappling with obesity, with children particularly experiencing alarming increases in numbers, a new study shows.

  Health

  Mar 1
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• Feelings of depression linked to short-term weight gain, study finds

  New research from the University of Cambridge is suggesting that the risk of weight increase in the short term is higher in people with obesity.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Children may gain more weight during summer vacation, experts warn

  As school lets out across the country, experts are concerned about pitfalls such as a lack of sleep and unhealthy food habits that will lead to higher obesity rates among children.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2023
• Move over Ozempic — even more powerful weight-loss drug is in the works

  Industry analysts predict that tirzepatide could become one of the top-selling drugs ever, with annual sales topping US$50 billion.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2023
• ‘I don’t want to be on insulin’: Concerns rise over increase in diabetes in Alberta

  An Alberta diabetes working group is now working on ways to lower the risk of severe outcomes of and the strain on the health-care system.

  Health

  Mar 13, 2023
• Ozempic not a ‘quick fix’ for weight loss despite popularity: doctors

  Many Canadian obesity specialists and endocrinologists are welcoming Ozempic as a drug that actually works in treating what they say is a genetic, medical condition.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2023
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• Why WeightWatchers could soon start prescribing weight loss drug Ozempic

  WeightWatchers is tapping into a red-hot market for prescription drugs that addresses obesity, and broadening what it offers to customers.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023
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• By 2035, more than half of the world will be overweight or obese: report

  However, the authors said they were not blaming individuals, but calling for a focus on the societal, environmental and biological factors involved in the conditions.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2023