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Obesity Action Coalition & The Obesity Society send letter to FDA on behalf of more than 20 leading organizations & providers urging enforcement of compounding regulations

Written by | 25 Mar 2025

Today, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and The Obesity Society (TOS) sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with more than 20 leading […]

GLP-1 RAs – where are we now? What have we learned?

Written by | 17 Mar 2025

Pharmacist Deborah Evans runs a weight-management clinic at Remedi Health in Winchester. She has helped many people to lose weight and improve their health using the GLP-1 receptor […]

Fizzy water might aid weight loss by boosting glucose uptake and metabolism

Written by | 31 Jan 2025

Fizzy water might aid weight loss by boosting blood glucose uptake and metabolism—the rate at which the body uses and converts energy—but the effects are so small, drinking […]

GLP-1 RA drugs effectively treat obesity in adults without diabetes

Written by | 7 Jan 2025

A meta- analysis of studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of various glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and co-agonists for treating obesity in adults without diabetes, suggests […]

Nearly half of U.S. adults resolve to start a new diet in 2025

Written by | 1 Jan 2025

Nearly half of U.S. adults say starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. Of […]

Despite heavy marketing, most Americans reject the new weight-loss drugs

Written by | 10 Oct 2024

A new national survey shows that, despite intense marketing, most Americans do not want the new weight-loss injectables, such as Wegovy and Ozempic. The survey was conducted by Morning Consult […]

Tirzepatide associated with greater weight loss in women than men

Written by | 1 Oct 2024

All doses of tirzepatide, a medication approved in the EU to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, consistently reduced body weight in women and men, but women experienced […]

Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription

Written by | 23 Sep 2024

Injectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The result is […]

Semaglutide and tirzepatide treatment leads to weight loss in type 1 diabetes

Written by | 14 Sep 2024

Treatment with semaglutide and tirzepatide led to significant weight loss and improved blood sugar control in overweight or obese patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Researchers reported this […]

High BMI eligibility for semaglutide could cost Medicare an additional $145 billion annually

Written by | 30 Aug 2024

A brief research report found that 61% of Medicare-eligible adults have a BMI of 27 or higher, which means they may benefit from a GLP-1 receptor agonist like […]

Vegan diet better than Mediterranean diet for weight loss and reducing harmful inflammatory dietary compounds, finds new research

Written by | 11 Aug 2024

Eating a low-fat vegan diet reduces harmful inflammatory dietary compounds called advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) by 73%, compared to no reduction on a Mediterranean diet, according to new […]

Data shows surge in in new GLP-1RA prescriptions for obesity without type 2 diabetes

Written by | 25 Jul 2024

A nationwide study found a marked increase in new GLP-1RA prescriptions over the last decade, particularly since 2020. Semaglutide was the most prescribed GLP-1RA, by far, in 2023. […]

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