Lower blood sugar and increased fat burning—without negatively affecting appetite or muscle mass. These are some of the most promising effects of a new potential drug treatment for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity, ...
Jun 23, 2025
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A new generation of weight-loss drugs has proven remarkably effective, hugely popular and massively lucrative in the last few years, though they do have some drawbacks.
Jun 21, 2025
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A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University, did not find evidence that wearing a weighted vest or engaging in resistance training ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5% of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an obesity medication in 2023, according to research published in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jun 16, 2025
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For many years, health experts have been concerned about "food deserts," places where residents lack good nutritional options. Now, an MIT-led study of three major global cities uses a new, granular method to examine the ...
Jul 11, 2025
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Obesity plays a crucial role in how severely blood vessels are damaged—and this depends on where excessive fat accumulates in the body. This is the finding of a research team from the German Center for Cardiovascular Research ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have critically examined the basis for a frequently cited figure: that people make more than 200 unconscious decisions about food every day. This figure has circulated ...
Jul 7, 2025
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The anti-obesity medication tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity, reduced obesity-associated breast cancer growth in a mouse model, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO ...
Jul 12, 2025
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New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. The findings are published in Cancer.
Jul 7, 2025
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists found that activating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) exclusively in the fat tissue of adult male mice prolonged lifespan under sustained high-fat diet feeding, ...
