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Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn
The US Preventive Services Task Force warned against giving children 6 and older buzzy weight-loss …
Julia Naftulin
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Treatment with UV light could be the newest fat-loss technique to help obese patients lose weight!
India saw a weight-loss surgery every half hour in 2019, as per a Lancet study. The country has wit…
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Dengue in obese children is more likely to result in hospitalisation, study finds
Researchers investigated the relationship between a child's weight and their likelihood of requirin…
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The simple unprocessed daily diet of a Blue Zone nutrition expert, meal by meal
A nutrition professor who lives in America's only longevity "Blue Zone" says he starts his day with…
Hilary Brueck
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Patients on Ozempic are developing a rare form of sudden blindness, doctors say
Doctors are concerned that a small number of patients on semaglutide are coming in with a form of s…
Hilary Brueck
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From undernutrition to obesity, Lancet study unveils India's double whammy
India is grappling with a profound nutritional shift, as highlighted by the latest Lancet study, wi…
PTI
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This overlooked obesity-drug stock has 80% upside, JPMorgan says
JPMorgan said it expects Structure Therapeutics' oral GLP-1 weight loss drug candidate to generate …
Matthew Fox
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Americans are just about failing when it comes to nutrition, says a food-as-medicine researcher. A few simple diet tweaks could help.
The American diet hasn't changed much since 1999, a new study found. To prevent disease, Americans …
Julia Naftulin
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I weighed 434 and my doctor said I could die. I lost 163 pounds by riding a stationary bike and focusing on portions and lean proteins.
A man who weighed over 430 pounds lost almost half his body weight by paying attention to the food …
Jane Ridley
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Bernie Sanders to grill Novo Nordisk CEO on why weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy can cost up to 15 times more in US
Lars Jørgensen will testify on a solo panel before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
Nathan Rennolds
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Top doctor warns against taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic to get 'beach body ready' for summer
The active ingredient in Ozempic, semaglutide, mimics GLP-1, a hormone that makes you feel full.
Nathan Rennolds
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Ultra-processed plant-based food has been linked to heart disease and early death — but a simple swap could boost your health
Plant-based ultra-processed foods increased the risk of heart disease in a new study, while whole f…
Kim Schewitz
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4 easy ways to meet your takeout cravings while cutting down on ultra-processed foods, according to a dietitian
A dietitian shares her tips for eating your favorite takeout while reducing the health risks of UPF…
Serafina Kenny
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A 73-year-old lost 185 pounds. She goes 5 days a week to the gym and eats a low-carb diet.
Maureen Hagar, 73, transformed her life by losing 185 pounds through diet and exercise. She stopped…
Jane Ridley
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More young people are having strokes. A doctor shares 3 ways to help prevent them.
Keeping stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure and being overweight, under control can lo…
Kim Schewitz
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Eli Lilly's Wegovy rival Zepbound will help make weight-loss drug market worth $130 billion by 2030, Goldman Sachs says
The anti-obesity drug market will be worth $130 billion by 2030, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a r…
George Glover
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Moms say their weight-loss drugs had a trickle-down effect — making their entire families healthier
Some people on weight-loss drugs say their treatment is lifting up the health of their entire famil…
Emily Farache
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A chart shows the most common symptoms of colon cancer in people under 50, as cases in younger people rise
Colon cancer is affecting more younger adults, but it's easy to dismiss symptoms when they have sim…
Kim Schewitz
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People who use weight loss drugs like Ozempic face a problem: What to do when they run out or can't take them anymore
Patients sometimes have to stop using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and risk regaining …
Alex Bitter
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4 tips to lose weight and keep it off even if your genes make you overeat, according to an expert in the genetics of obesity
Our genes heavily influence what we eat, but there are still things we do to make being a healthy w…