Oprah Winfrey is thinner than ever in black gown at Tony Awards after Ozempic makeover
The 71-year-old OWN CEO finally reached her 160lb goal weight in 2023 with help from an unnamed GLP-1 agonist drug after undergoing double-knee replacement surgery in 2021
An effective treatment using an effective care delivery model: Using telehealth to treat adolescents with obesity with GLP-1 medications
Will a telehealth model effectively engage adolescents with obesity and their parents to participate in their treatment plan? Do GLP-1 agonist medications work to improve weight status and reduce or eliminate comorbidities in adolescents? I’ve worked for over two decades as a community pediatrician to address the childhood and adolescent obesity epidemic. I can say […]
The Drivers of Age-Related Diseases
We’ve known that our immune system and the process of inflammation are tightly intertwined and are affected by aging. The terms immunosenescence and inflammaging have been coined to reflect that. In the past few weeks there have been a number of important publications that tell us much more about their pivotal role for influencing the […]
ClinicalTrials.gov – Who, what, when, and where.
ClinicalTrials.gov is a public database maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It provides detailed information about clinical studies involving human participants, conducted worldwide. Key Features:Registry: Researchers and sponsors (such as pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and government agencies) are required or encouraged to register their clinical […]
Beyond MAHA: Defeating obesity requires a new strategy
Obesity is a major health problem facing our country. According to the CDC, more than 40 percent of the U.S. population is obese, defined as having a body-mass index above 30. As astounding at that number is, it is perhaps even more surprising that nearly 20 percent of children in the U.S. are obese. Obesity leads […]
Mounjaro is the best decision I’ve ever made & not because of the 4st I’ve lost – it’s down to a surprising side effect
CLARE Butler struggled with her weight for most of her adult life. As an emotional eater, food was her go-to whenever she felt sad, happy, stressed, or angry. But after turning to fat jabs, the 48-year-old mum has seen many aspects of her life transformed – not just her waist. Clare Butler weighed 18st, 3lbs […]
How To Increase Metabolism & GLP-1 Levels Through The Gut Microbiome
Plus, what to add to your grocery list this week
WATCH | Ozempic, Mounjaro linked to vision loss in diabetics
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro double the risk of a severe form of vision loss among diabetics, affecting daily activities such as reading and driving.
I have to tuck my belly into my pants after fat jabs made me tiny but other crazy side effects will cost me £9K to fix
FINISHING an eight-mile run, Tracy Hughes walks into her bathroom and turns on the shower. Wearing her form-fitting exercise kit, the mum-of-four has a svelte size 10 body that women half her age would be envious of. Tracy Hughes was desperate to lose weight having ballooned to over 20st She used Mounjaro to drop seven […]
Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients. Study finds medicines such as Ozempic associated with greater risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. Patients who had been taking GLP-1 RAs for more than 30 months had more than three times the risk.
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