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GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Increases Likelihood of Antidepressant Prescription
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Individuals taking glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor agonists have a greater risk for subsequently being dispensed antidepressants, according to a study published...
Text Messages + Financial Incentives Boost Weight Loss at 12 Months
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Among men with obesity, an intervention with text messaging plus financial incentive significantly improves weight loss compared with a control group, according to a study...
Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby's Odds for Obesity Later
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why. Children born of moms who...
More Studies Support Wegovy's Long-Term Weight-Loss Benefits
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Semaglutide – the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy – can produce long-term weight and heart health benefits, a pair of new studies...
Most Slow Responders to Tirzepatide Do Lose Clinically Meaningful Weight
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Among slow responders to tirzepatide treatment at week 12, 90 percent went on to achieve clinically meaningful weight reduction (≥5 percent) by week 72, according to a study p...
Could Having 'Skinny' Fat Cells Encourage Weight Gain?
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – “Skinny” fat cells might actually make it harder to lose weight and easier to pack on extra pounds, a new study says. Researchers say it’s possible to predict if someone’s goin...
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity Independently Linked to Breast Cancer
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity have independent and distinct associations with breast cancer subtypes and mortality, according to a study published online May 13 in...
One in 8 U.S. Adults Have Now Used Blockbuster Meds Like Ozempic
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – About 1 in 8 U.S. adults (12%) have tried a weight-loss drug like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound or Mounjaro, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll says. About 6% are taking one right...
Stomach-Zapping Procedure Lowers Appetite to Help With Weight Loss
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – An experimental procedure could reduce levels of a hunger-triggering hormone by burning part of a person’s stomach lining, a new study reports. In the procedure, doctors s...
More Data Suggests 'Ultraprocessed' Foods Can Shorten Your Life
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – People who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death than those who mostly shun the industrially produced eats, a new 30-year...
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Higher Short-Term Risk for Venous Thromboembolism
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – In the short term, bariatric surgery is associated with a greater risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but in the long-term, it is associated with lower risk, according to...
Excess Gestational Weight Gain Common in Military Health Beneficiaries
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Military health beneficiaries, especially active-duty personnel, more often have excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), according to a study published in the May issue of...
About 90% of U.S. Adults Are On the Way to Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already....
MRE-Liver Stiffness Measure Better for Varices in NAFLD Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – For patients with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compensated cirrhosis (CC), liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)...
Time-Restricted Eating + High-Intensity Training Aids Women With Obesity, Inactivity
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Combining time-restricted eating (TRE) with high-intensity functional training (HIFT) may have superior effects on body composition, lipid profile, and glucose regulation...
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