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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicObesity

Topic: Obesity

Desperate Indians want Ozempic on prescription. Huge shift from traditional drugs, say doctors

Given the hype, semaglutide is gaining traction across India with the requests pouring in – more so in private, luxury clinics.

In a 1st, US heart association defines condition linking heart, kidney disease, diabetes & obesity

Advisory by American Heart Association classifies cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome into 4 stages, with therapeutic & screening strategies suggested for each.

Obesity is similar to cancer. But it doesn’t get society-wide recognition as a disease

There is also evidence that obesity is accompanied by brain inflammation and increased risk of mental health conditions such as major depressive disorder and anxiety.

Has a ‘magical’ weight loss drug finally arrived? Hopes soar with US firm’s never-before-seen results

Patients who got a weekly injection of the experimental anti-obesity drug retatrutide lost up to 24 per cent of their body weight in 48 weeks, show phase-2 trials published this week.

NutraVille Amyl Guard Reviews – Does It Work? Ingredients, Benefits & Where to Buy? Must Read

Amyl Guard is a weight loss supplement that promises to help women shed unwanted pounds through its unique formula. Read this review to check its complaints, official website, pros, cons.

Obesity creates communication gap between gut & brain, worsens overeating, says Dutch-US study

Study, involving 58 Amsterdam-based participants aged 50-70, was published in the journal Nature Metabolism Monday. It also seeks to explain weight regain that often follows weight loss.

11% Indians diabetic, 36% have hypertension, says pan-India Lancet study on lifestyle diseases

Results of the study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology show prevalence of generalised obesity & abdominal obesity in India stood at 28.6 and 39.5% between 2008 and 2020.

Can’t stop munching your ‘healthy’ quinoa snacks or cornflakes? You better read this

Nutrition experts have urged govt to introduce a bill to define ‘healthy foods’, citing rising incidence of lifestyle diseases in India, in a letter to health ministry last week.

Artificial sweeteners don’t aid weight loss, may increase diabetes, heart disease risk, says WHO

Latest WHO guidelines — which will differ in countries depending on consumption — aim to establish healthy eating habits & decrease the risk of noncommunicable diseases.

Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’ to address global obesity rates: WHO

Francesco Branca, WHO director of nutrition and food safety, says drugs for obesity are important but must be 'part of a comprehensive approach'.

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A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.