September 26, 2024 by Martin Whyte, The Conversation The arrival of GLP-1 analog drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight-loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to lead to significant weight loss in users—as much as 15% or more of their body weight in clinical trials. For this reason, demand...
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Drugmakers are racing to find the next Wegovy. These obesity trials are ones to watch.
Novo Nordisk’s drug Wegovy, seen here at New City Halstead Pharmacy on April 24, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, has set a bar for obesity treatment that other companies hope to clear. Scott Olson via Getty Images Within the pharmaceutical industry, a multibillion-dollar race is underway to top Novo Nordisk’s and Eli Lilly’s in-demand obesity drugs. Dozens...
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Research casts new light on effectiveness of weight loss prevention supplement
September 26, 2024 by University of Glasgow An ingredient that can be added to food to make it more filling may be less effective at preventing weight gain in young people but could help them build more muscle, new research suggests. In a new paper published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers from U.K. universities report on the...
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New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
Credit: Pharmacological Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107428 Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related diseases, new research has concluded. Mounting evidence suggests that hydrogen sulfide plays an important role in the liver. Previous research shows that tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the body regulate...
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The secret to slimming? Special ‘skinny genes’ double weight loss
Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Essex The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 ‘skinny genes’, a new study has found. University of Essex researchers discovered they helped people drop twice as much weight when they ran for half an hour three times a week. The team – led by...
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Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, which has a high death rate. A new analysis in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews suggests that weight-loss surgery—also called metabolic-bariatric surgery—may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people with obesity, especially in those who also have type 2 diabetes. In the systematic review and meta-analysis,...
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Ghost Fat: The Unseen Consequences of Weight Loss
612 Many people who lose weight, whether through diet and lifestyle changes, medication, or bariatric surgery, recognize their body has changed. While they also experience improvements in quality of life and psychosocial areas, that’s not true for everyone. Some patients don’t “see” they’ve lost weight — a phenomenon referred to as “phantom fat,” “ghost fat,” or “vestigial body image.”...
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A New Study Finds Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Could Cause Bone Loss. Doctors Share How To Protect Yourself
These “are the biggest concerns” for doctors. By Korin MillerPublished: Sep 19, 2024 3:42 PM EDT Getty ImagesResearch has shown there are plenty of perks of using a medication like Ozempic for weight loss. But, given that this is a drug, there are some potential downsides to consider, too. New research published in JAMA Network...
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Research assesses impact of weight loss and blood sugar control in Type 2 Diabetes
News Release 17-Sep-2024 Study finds that type 2 diabetes patients treated with GLP-1RAs who lowered their BMI also reduced their cardiovascular risk Peer-Reviewed PublicationCleveland Clinic A Cleveland Clinic research team has published the first study assessing the independent real-world impacts of weight loss and blood sugar control on clinical outcomes in people with type 2...
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Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription
September 17, 2024 by Ohio State University Medical Center Credit: Markus Winkler from PexelsInjectable 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 that some people are skipping the doctor’s office and reaching out to potentially unreliable...