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Det är vi människor som har hittat på kategorin obesitas/fetma. Vi har bestämt gränsen. Så flyttar vi den så flyttar vi gränsen så ändras så klart hur många som når gränsen.
Men gränsen sattes ursprungligen för att fånga upp folk i ökad risk för sjukdom. När vi idag använder bättre metoder för att mäta risk så finner vi att det är fler som är i större risk.
Body mass index found to drastically underestimate obesity levels in the United States

Body mass index found to drastically underestimate obesity levels in the United States
LOS ANGELES — Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks slip through the cracks?Medical experts have typically calculated obesity using body mass index (BMI), a calculation based on a person’s height and weight.In the last year and a half, however, some practitioners have s...

It's amazing what turns up when you study something. And (FWIW) poor impulse control has a host of negative effects, not just obesity. And guess which communities are most likely to have high #PM2.5 as well as other pollutants in the air?
Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds
Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows

It's amazing what turns up when you study something. And (FWIW) poor impulse control has a host of negative effects, not just obesity. And guess which communities are most likely to have high #PM2.5 as well as other pollutants in the air?
Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds
Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows

A special 79-year-old man has received unparalleled access to Eli Lilly’s obesity drug.
Millions of Americans are eagerly awaiting access to retatrutide,
a powerful new drug from the pharmaceutical company.
But one unidentified person has been able to gain premature access to the drug via the FDA’s “compassionate use” program, STAT reported Tuesday.
The FDA program is designed to prioritize access to experimental drugs for patients with grave or life-threatening medi…

Eli Lilly Approved Obesity Drug for Mystery 79-Year-Old Patient
Questions are swirling over Donald Trump’s health after a bombshell report revealed a mystery man was getting unprecedented access to a weight-loss drug.

„Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but […] environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline.“
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"Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
"Of the lawsuits filed by companies where the plaintiff could be identified, 38% were brought by eight parent corporations: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mondelēz, Kellogg’s, Danone, Ferrero, Xignux and Heartland Food Products Group."

Democrats press White House on who got special access to Eli Lilly's new obesity drug (Lizzy Lawrence/STAT)
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/25/senate-hassan-questions-rfk-jr-eli-lilly-retatrutide-trial-trump/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p61#a260625p61

That the US has a health problem isn’t controversial.
The Make America Healthy Again movement, led by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, has highlighted soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and chronic disease.
The movement’s public face isn’t scientists or doctors,
but influencers posting videos from saunas, gyms and parks talking about better choices and individual discipline.
Eat more red meat. Do more push-ups. Drink raw milk. Avoid vaccines and boost your na…

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe
Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

#Retatrutide,
An experimental GLP-1 drug pushes the limits of weight loss.
There are risks.
Eli Lilly this month unveiled startling new data that showed an experimental weight-loss drug caused people with obesity to shed, on average, 28 percent of their body weight
— a substantial step up in potency from the existing crop of GLP-1 medicines.

But that breakthrough also is …

An experimental GLP-1 pushes the limits of weight loss. There are risks.
Eli Lilly is developing the the most powerful GLP-1 drug yet. But how much weight loss is too much?

Only One Person Got Early Access To Obesity Drug - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/06/only-one-person-got-early-access-to-obesity-drug/

Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs (Darius Tahir/KFF Health News)
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/trump-stock-trades-eli-lilly-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-invest-ethics-disclosures/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260518/p82#a260518p82