Obesity
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Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths surging
“There is need for dedicated health strategies aimed at individual communities to better understand and tackle the social determinants of obesity...
Commentary
Can a decrease in dopamine lead to binge eating?
Often, the strong urge to binge subsides rapidly once ADHD is properly treated.
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Unlocking the secrets of brown fat
Since obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure, one model proposes that brown adipocytes rebalance this...
Conference Coverage
Wegovy scores HFpEF benefits in people with obesity
The results “indicate that treatment with semaglutide is a valuable therapeutic approach in the management of patients with HFpEF and 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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‘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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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.”
Conference Coverage
Intermittent fasting vs. calorie counting for weight loss
“If you’ve tried calorie counting, that’s not working for you or if you’re kind of burnt out, this is something else that you could try.”
Commentary
10 ways docs sabotage their patients’ weight loss journeys
Stopping medications for obesity when weight is lost. Do you also stop blood pressure medications when they normalize a patient’s blood pressure...