Tag: overweight
The flagship Wegovy treatment soon to be marketed in France but without reimbursement
It is one of the leading treatments against obesity. Developed by the Danish pharmaceutical laboratory Novo Nordisk, the Wegovy drug will soon be marketed in France, the company announced. A…
Health: Get rid of BMI?
The body mass index classifies many muscular people as overweight who are actually in great shape. A roundness index is intended to better reflect fat deposits. Find out what value…
At the office or working from home, how can you practice gentle physical activity to combat a sedentary lifestyle?
It’s often at the top of our back-to-school resolutions: now, really, it’s decided, we’re (re)starting to exercise! However, when the contingencies of everyday life (and laziness) catch up with us,…
Over the past twenty years, overweight and obesity have increased among the French.
Overweight and obesity have generally increased among the French between 1996 and 2017. This is the conclusion of an unprecedented length of monitoring revealed by Santé publique France on Tuesday…
In 20 years, overweight and obesity have increased among the French – Le Figaro
In 20 years, overweight and obesity have increased among the FrenchThe Figaro Overweight and obesity in France: different trends between men and women over the last 20 yearsNorth Coast The…
“Screen detox” mission for primary school pupils
“More and more primary school children have televisions in their bedrooms.” Patricia Vanecloo, head of a private school in Laventie, in the North, still can’t believe it. “We discovered this…
Too risky, the Allurion gastric balloon is withdrawn from the French market
“Allurion must immediately withdraw its gastric balloons from the French market in order to protect the health and safety of patients,” the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines…
Warning about a “miracle capsule” offered by an American start-up
It’s called a gastric balloon. This device, similar to a gastric band, reduces the space available in the stomach and aims to help obese people lose weight. But it is…
“Belly fat is linked to our habits, but we can lose it,” assures JB Rives
Summer is finally here! And like every year as the summer holidays approach, some people launch the operation summer bodysuit : a far too restrictive diet in the hope of…
Is body curvature index a better indicator of health than BMI?
What if BMI was soon over? In the future, it may be necessary to prefer the IRC. Reference standard for determining the balance of the weight-to-height ratio and detecting overweight…