Obesity
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Artificial sweeteners no help for weight loss: Review
An updated review of the leading scientific evidence on artificial sweeteners suggests that far from positively affecting our health, they have “...
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Certain genes predict abdominal fat regain after weight loss
“These findings are the first of their kind and provide new insights into the mechanisms of weight regain.”
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‘Water fasting’ benefits don’t last
Five days of water fasting lowered weight by about 6%, but this weight was regained after 3 months of regular eating.
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New weight loss drugs appeal to half of U.S. adults
Surveyed interest fell markedly when respondents answered further questions that hinged on certain limitations of the newer weight loss...
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Revised presentation of obesity may reduce internalized bias
Telling patients and doctors that obesity is a chronic disease driven by biology, not a failure of willpower, is going to reduce stigma.
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‘Triple G’ agonist hits new weight loss heights
This level of weight loss is “unprecedented” for a medication administered for 48 weeks.
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How newly discovered genes might fit into obesity
Although the study is not the first to point to specific genes, “we were quite surprised by the proposed function of some of the genes we...
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Semaglutide cuts cardiovascular events in landmark trial
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Should we rename obesity?
“The word is so stigmatized, with so much misunderstanding and misperception, some might say the only solution is to change the name.”
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Just 1 in 10 with overweight/obesity lose 5% of body weight
“These findings could, in part, be explained by barriers in availability of and access to obesity management options.”
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Obesity cardiomyopathy tied to sudden cardiac death
“A lot has been made of the obesity paradox and the perhaps benign nature of obesity but this paper suggests the opposite.”