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23-25 Jun 2024
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Obesity is a biologically mediated disease, says report |
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By Kath Hudson 13 Mar 2015 |
Obesity is biologically mediated disease, says report
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Obesity is a disease which cannot be reliably prevented or cured with current frontline methods, according to a feature published in The Lancet.
Going forward, lifestyle change combined with bariatric surgery or weight loss drugs might be the only way to treat obesity.
The issue is that once someone is obese, biological adaptations occur, including increased fat storage capacity, which makes losing weight difficult and maintaining weight loss even harder.
Body weight seems to become biologically stamped in and defended, so the body will try to make compensatory adaptations to maintain the highest lifetime bodyweight.
The biological pressure to restore bodyweight to the highest sustained lifetime level gets stronger as weight loss increases, making it almost impossible to recover from obesity. Those that do attain a healthy bodyweight via diet and exercise have obesity in remission, according to the report.
Because of this, someone who was obese but lost weight will have to ingest 300 calories less (or burn off 300 calories more) than someone of the same weight who was never obese, just to maintain the same weight.
Because obesity is largely a biologically mediated disease, more biologically based interventions are needed, alongside lifestyle and behavioural change argues the report. Also a strategy is vital to maintain weight loss.
Biologically based interventions are anti-obesity drugs, bariatric surgery and more recently, intra-abdominal vagal nerve blockade, which uses an implanted pacemaker-like device to intermittently block signalling in the gut-brain axis via the abdomina vagus nerve, this alters the neural or hormonal signalling associated with appetite to reduce hunger and calorific intake.
It is also vital that those who are overweight should be prevented from becoming obese, as the biological adaptations which preserve the highest lifetime bodyweight do not seem to occur until obesity is sustained.
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29 May 2024
Reservations are now open for Mandarin Oriental’s second London hotel, Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, set to open on 3 June. The luxury establishment will feature 50 guestrooms, 77 private residences and a luxury underground spa retreat. ... More
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28 May 2024
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has published the fourth edition of the Guide to Hydrothermal Spa & Wellness Development Standards The 230-page guide, developed in collaboration with the GWI Hydrothermal Initiative* members, continues to set ... More
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28 May 2024
New research shows that following social media health influencers motivates young people to exercise more vigorously and eat more fruit and vegetables, but their mental health often suffers. Healthier But Not Happier? The Lifestyle Habits ... More
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24 May 2024
Five-star Scottish countryside retreat Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in Bishopton has lifted the curtain on its newly refurbished spa and leisure suite. Thanks to the refresh, the property’s existing eight-treatment-room spa has ... More
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24 May 2024
Evian Spa, the spa and wellness brand inspired by the premium mineral water brand, has arrived in Doha, marking its inaugural Middle Eastern location and fifth global destination. The new 1,800sq m wellness facility has ... More
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23 May 2024
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21 May 2024
Modern US wellness brand The Well has promoted Zeev Sharon, formerly VP of real estate, to chief development officer. Sharon will oversee its global expansion to help grow the business’ branded residential, hospitality and club ... More
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20 May 2024
QC New York, a luxury Italian day spa on Governors Island, will expand its offering this July by adding an extra 15,000sq ft of space. This new area will feature sensory saunas, waterfalls, a salt ... More
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17 May 2024
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released promising new research on the wellness real estate market at its third-annual Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium in Manhattan. The GWI defines wellness real estate as homes ... More
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14 May 2024
Paul Hawco, a seasoned figure in the international wellness industry, has assumed the role of executive director – integrated wellbeing at independent, hospitality group Banyan Group. With a background in therapy and fitness training, Hawco ... More
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10 May 2024
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee in the southeastern US state of Georgia is celebrating a new milestone after unveiling its newly renovated 27,000sq ft destination spa. The vision behind the refresh was to create a ... More
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09 May 2024
Art’otel, Radisson’s contemporary art-inspired lifestyle hotel brand, has strengthened its presence in London with a new hotel in Hoxton fusing art, design and hospitality. The location features 357 art-inspired guest bedrooms and suites all with ... More
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