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By 2035, over half the global populace could be overweight or obese, leading to a $4.32 trillion yearly cost.

The epidemic of obesity, when combined with diabetes, is dubbed as diabesity and is considered a major threat to humanity according to the World Health Organization. Learn more on Obesity in the World.

WHO study - one in eight people worldwide or one Billion people are now living with obesity

Report: Obesity could cost the world over $4 trillion a year by 2035

A shocking 90% of traditional nutritional advice may be incorrect, according to a study. Delve into the prevalent causes of weight gain.

Is Insulin Resistance Behind Your Weight Gain? - Are you one of the over 40% of adults that are insulin resistant? Learn more...

Is obesity the new hypertension?

Rethinking Nutrition

Saturated Fat & Heart Health: A comprehensive meta-analysis involving over 600,000 individuals from 18 nations found no connection between saturated fat intake and coronary disease.

What led to the USDA Food Pyramid's downfall?

A notable study dissects the lack of connection between dietary cholesterol and heart disease.

Discover Diabesity, the health concern impacting up to 70% of adults globally.

The significance of weight on health (via NEJM).

Study - Fasting increases health and lifespan in male mice

Did you know?

Up to 71% of Americans are insulin resistant and about 35 percent of all Americans have metabolic syndrome or prediabetes.
The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in 2008 US dollars; the medical cost for people who have obesity was $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
Children who are overweight or obese are five times more likely to have obesity or develop overweight as adults. See childhood obesity
Obesity has nearly doubled in adults worldwide since 1990, and quadrupled in adolescents.
People with obesity spend almost $1,500 more in medical costs than people with a healthy weight.
More obesity facts from the Center for Disease Control(CDC).

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Curious about the keto diet?

Discover the nutritional values of different foods.

Keto friendly foods - with color coded ketometer rating system with over 20,000 keto friendly recipes.

GLP1 analogues

As the United States and the world deals with the epidemic of obesity, and diabetes, there are new tools now available including the weight loss injections, such as Zepbound, Wegovy, and Saxenda.

Study: Weight loss injections show similar results to bariatric surgery with better safety profile

Study:Bariatric surgery declining with the new GLP1 analogue weight loss injections

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