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One in Five Children Globally Has Excess Weight

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – One in five children or adolescents globally experience excess weight, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Pediatrics. Xinyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Sichuan ...

Taking a GLP-1 Medicine? Here's What Experts Say You Should Eat

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Folks using a weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound still have nutritional requirements for good health, even if they’re eating less. A new set of nutritional r...

Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – An experimental 'supercharged' form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests. The drug under development, survodutide,...

Greater Reduction Seen in Mortality With Bariatric Surgery Than GLP-1 RAs

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) is associated with a greater reduction in mortality than glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment among adults with a...

It's Safe to Take GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Before Surgery: Study

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Despite recent concerns that taking Ozempic, Wegovy or other GLP-1 medications might be unsafe before a surgery, a new review has uncovered no such danger. The issue arose...

Overweight in Teens, Young Adults Tied to Cerebrovascular Disease in Women

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Being overweight in adolescence or early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular disease among women, according to a study published online June 6...

Study Looks at Links Between Cognition, Psychopathology, Weight in Preteens

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Lower cognition and greater psychopathology at baseline are associated with increased weight gain for children entering adolescence, according to a research letter...

Wegovy, Ozempic May Help Curb Alcohol Dependence

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Could the blockbuster GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Ozempic have a role to play in helping people cut down on problem drinking? A new study suggests so. Researchers at Case...

GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Might Keep Your Pancreas Healthy

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Ozempic and Wegovy might help lower the risk of pancreatitis in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Up to now, doctors have been cautious about...

Could New Weight-Loss Drugs Be Changing Women's Taste for Sweets?

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Ozempic and Wegovy appear to improve people’s sensitivity to tastes, potentially lowering their desire for sweets, a new study suggests. The active ingredient in the w...

Body Mass Index Strongly Linked to Adiposity for Children Aged 8 to 19 Years

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – For children aged 8 to 19 years, body mass index (BMI) is strongly related to high levels of adiposity, according to a study published online June 3 in Pediatrics. David S....

Weight Navigation Program Boosts Use of Weight Management Treatments

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – A primary care-based weight navigation program (WNP) is feasible and associated with greater use of weight management treatments (WMT) and weight loss, according to a study...

BMI Cutoff of 30 for Obesity May Be Too High for Middle-Aged, Older Adults

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – The optimal body mass index (BMI) cutoff point appears to be 27 kg/m2 for detecting obesity in middle-aged and older adults, according to a study presented at the annual...

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Risk of Early Death by 23%

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For w...

Demographic, Clinical, Financial Factors Tied to GLP-1 Agonist Discontinuation

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Specific demographic, clinical, and financial characteristics are associated with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist discontinuation, according to a research...

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