by Wesley Dudgeon, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers—and the public—view weight loss. Three drugs in particular—sold under the brand names Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro—have shown remarkable effects on weight loss in clinical trials. While Wegovy...
by Richard Johnson, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and lack of exercise contribute to obesity. And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle. As an educator, researcher and professor of medicine, I have spent more than 20...
A new pill could make your muscles think they’ve been exercising It targets two receptors linked to muscle metabolism and mimics exercise Researchers say the drug could help battle the obesity and diabetes epidemics A new pill is being developed that could make your body think it has exercised. American researchers are trying to target...
