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Weight-Loss Surgery Bests Medical Weight Management for Obesity-Related Risk Mitigation

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 – Bariatric surgery is associated with a significantly lower risk for developing major metabolic comorbidities compared with a medical weight management program for adults...

Without Biannual Time Shift, Prevalence of Obesity, Stroke May Be Reduced

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 – The prevalence of obesity and stroke would be reduced with permanent Standard Time (SDT) and Daylight Saving Time (DST) compared with the current Biannual Shifting (BAS)...

GLP-1 RAs Cost-Effective Versus Usual Care for Knee OA, Obesity

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 – Compared with usual care, the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) tirzepatide and semaglutide are cost-effective for people with knee osteoarthritis...

Wegovy May Help Quiet Constant Food Cravings, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 — A popular weight-loss drug may do more than help patients shed pounds. It could also help quiet the nonstop food cravings many people struggle with. New results from a U...

Triple Dose Of Ozempic Safe, More Effective For Weight Loss

TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 — A triple-sized weekly dose of Ozempic works better to help people with obesity shed excess pounds without significant side effects, new clinical trial results show. Obese f...

Parent-Focused Interventions Do Not Prevent Obesity at Age 24 Months

TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 – Parent-focused behavioral interventions seem to be insufficient for preventing obesity at age 24 months, according to a review published online Sept. 10 in The Lancet....

Half Discontinue Semaglutide for Weight Loss Within One Year

TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 – Half of adults who start semaglutide for weight loss discontinue within a year, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the...

Recall: Bariatric Fusion Vitamins Pulled for Missing Child-Safe Caps

MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 — About 4,700 bottles of Bariatric Fusion iron-containing multivitamins have been recalled because packaging does not meet federal safety standards, according to the U.S. C...

hsCRP Levels Increased With Intake of High Levels of Ultraprocessed Food

MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 – Consuming high levels of ultraprocessed foods is associated with increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), according to a study published online Sept....

Half Of Ozempic Weight-Loss Users Drop The Drug Within A Year

MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 — Half of people who start taking the GLP-1 weight-loss drug Ozempic drop it within a year, a new study says. About 52% of people in Denmark prescribed semaglutide (Ozempic, W...

Parent-Focused Prevention Programs For Childhood Obesity A Bust, Evidence Says

THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 — Programs that recruit parents to help fight early childhood obesity aren’t doing much good at all, a new evidence review says. There’s no evidence that these programs have a...

Inactive Parents Tend To Have Couch Potato Kids

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 — Kids are more likely to become couch potatoes — or enthusiastically active — based on what they see their parents doing day-to-day, a new study says. The example set by mom...

Poor Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Increases Psoriasis Risk

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 – Poor cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health is associated with an increased risk for psoriasis, especially for those with high genetic risk, according to a study...

Sugar Consumption Positively Related to Temperature

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 – Sugar consumption is positively related to temperature, mainly driven by increased intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and frozen desserts, according to a study published...

Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Metabolic Meals Sickens 16, CDC Warns

MONDAY, Sept. 8, 2025 — A salmonella outbreak tied to Metabolic Meals home-delivery products has sickened at least 16 people in 10 states, and another seven have been hospitalized, the U.S. Centers f...

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