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Unhealthy Diet and Middle-Age Belly Fat Linked to Memory and Other Cognitive Problems
A new study finds diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio strongly impact brain function as you age.
Is the Definition of Obesity About to Change?
An international group of medical experts says body mass index is not a reliable way to diagnose obesity. Members of the Commission on Clinical Obesity are recommending new methods that also consider location of excess body fat and objective symptoms of disease.
How Effective Are GLP-1 Meds for Weight Loss in People Without Diabetes?
A new study finds using GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat obesity in otherwise healthy adults is safe and very effective.
U.S. Obesity Rate Drops for the First Time in a Decade
New study examines U.S. trends in body mass index and obesity and finds improving numbers, driven in part by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
Could Ozempic and Wegovy Soon Be Available as a Once-a-Month Injection?
Researchers are now testing a new semaglutide delivery platform that combines the medication with a special hydrogel to achieve sustained release over one month or longer.
A Good Night’s Sleep May Be Especially Important for Overweight Adults
A new study finds overweight people who stay awake too late face higher odds of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Health News Results - 11
Sugar Substitute Appears To Boost Appetite, Hunger
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2025
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Splenda doesn’t directly add calories to your diet, but the sweetener still might lead people to pack on pounds, a new study says.
The sugar substitute might spur on a person’s appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according to...
Novo Nordisk to Pay $2 Billion for New Weight Loss Drug
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- March 25, 2025
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Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the company announced March 24.
The drug, cal...
Splash Your Way To Weight Loss Through Water Aerobics
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2025
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Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded.
Water aerobics led to about 6 pounds of weight loss and more than an inch off the waists of overweight and obese people, researchers reported...
It's Safe to Take GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Before Surgery: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2024
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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 because weight-loss drugs slow gastric emptying. The thought was that food might linger in the stom...
