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Demoting BMI, a new food label from the FDA, and risks of even moderate drinking
An international group of experts proposes two new categories of disease: preclinical and clinical obesity and the FDA introduces a new food label.
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In debate over obesity medications, FDA shifts toward importance of drugs in subtle ways
The changes reflect “a cultural shift” around obesity medications, said Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit National Center for Health Research, which analyzes and explains health research to the public. As a result, the new guidance “seems more favorable to the drug companies.”
FDA proposes warning label on front of food packaging to combat obesity epidemic
Packaged foods may soon have warning labels about how much sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars they contain in an effort to curb the chronic disease epidemic, which in large part is due to diet.
Lilly oral obesity drug could get FDA okay in early 2026: report
CEO Dave Ricks said Monday that the company's GLP-1 weight-loss pill orforglipron could receive FDA approval as soon as early 2026. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Ricks said the company is expecting data on the drug before the middle of 2025,
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's drug for breast cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca and partner Daiichi Sankyo's precision drug to treat a type of breast cancer, the health regulator said on Friday.
Say Bye to Just BMI: Experts Call for a Major Shift in How We Measure Obesity
Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity
New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI
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FDA Proposes Setting Bar for Weight-Loss Therapies as Obesity Space Heats Up
In a rare move, the FDA recommended a minimum of 5% weight-loss for drug developers seeking to establish the efficacy of their investigational obesity candidates.
International panel offers new ways to define obesity
Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on Clinical Obesity says in a new paper in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya/ Pexels The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.
The 11th-hour health measures Biden is leaving for Trump
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FDA wants food companies to put nutrition labels on the front of packaging. Why?
Nutrition labels on your favorite grocery items may soon sport a new look. The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.
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FDA proposes warning label on front of food packaging to combat obesity epidemic
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed in February 2024 that the FDA place warning labels about the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or obesity on foods with high saturated fat, added sugar ...
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Beyond BMI: New report reframes obesity as a spectrum of illness, not just a risk factor
BMI has long been falling out of favor. When the American Medical Association urged downgrading BMI in 2023, it blamed its “racist exclusion” and “historical harm.” The group also recommended measuring waist circumference as well as body composition.