A study found that loan officers in Uganda, where information is scarce, were more likely to offer credit to heavier-looking people.
Tag: Obesity
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An Ozempic Pill Is On the Horizon: What to Know
Research published Sunday evaluates the effectiveness of the active ingredient in injectable diabetes and obesity drugs when taken orally.
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BMI Alone Is Not Enough to Assess Health, American Medical Association says
Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health.
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New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming
Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.