Weight loss pills aren’t a replacement for a healthy diet and lifestyle.
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Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.
Overall health and well-being are about much more than just weight management.
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Medications can play an important role in weight management, but not at the expense of overall nutrition. And healthy lifestyle habits are also key.
With cachexia, a patient loses a significant amount of weight due to their disease, with considerable losses of muscle mass.
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Cachexia — significant loss of weight and muscle mass — has a massive impact on cancer outcomes and patient quality of life. The sooner it is detected, the better chance there is to manage it.
Evidence from the field of chrono-nutrition shows that eating more in line with your circadian rhythm may be good for health.
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You may want to re-think skipping breakfast if you’re someone who does it often.
Drastically lowering calories may damage your metabolism.
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Slow, gradual weight loss is more advantageous for your health in the long run.
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Don’t believe the hype about products claiming they can help you live longer. Here are five lifestyle changes to prioritise instead.
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When people stopped taking one of the new weight-loss jabs they regained around 60% of their lost weight.
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Many of us gain weight over Christmas and spend more than we’d like entertaining. Here’s how to keep both in check.
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When we change our diet, we disrupt our appetite hormones. Here’s how it works – and how small changes to our diet can help us feel fuller for longer.
Lord Byron on his death bed, by
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Lord Byron’s drank vinegar for weight loss, with catastrophic health effects. His eating disorders were reflected across 18th century Europe.
Mounjaro has already been approved in the UK to manage type 2 diabetes.
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People who are obese, as well as those who are overweight and have weight-related issues, may soon be able to ask their doctor for a prescription.
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Ads for targeted fat loss, especially
for belly fat, are everywhere on social media. But is there any evidence to support this type of ‘spot reduction’?
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A new study shows people who drank an extra cup of coffee a day gained less weight than expected over four years.
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Like most weight-loss programs, the OMAD diet makes bold promises – and comes with risks.
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Our metabolism naturally slows down as we age and becomes dysfunctional after dieting. Here’s what you can do to give yours a boost.
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The Conversation has been following the trials and tribulations of semaglutide (Wegovy) as it made its way from lizard venom to blockbuster drug.
Following news of Ozempic’s ability to help its users lose weight, it did not take long for fat-haters to surface.
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The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia.
Water is important for your health, but it can’t boost weight loss.
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But it may have an indirect effect on weight loss – especially if you swap it for the high-calorie drinks you normally have.
Breakfast – especially a high-fibre one – may help prevent weight regain.
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Weight regain might be common, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent it.
For many people, trying to lose excess fat is very difficult without help. Effective treatment is available when obesity affects health.
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Despite the prevalent view that people with large bodies should simply eat less and move more, it’s nearly impossible to fight our genetic heritage or other factors that are not within our control.