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Researchers uncover the power of personalized goal setting for weight loss
Importantly, the research found members who achieved a personalized weight-loss goal, generated by an AI tool within the program, experienced the greatest success.
Dietetics professor explains who should and should not embrace the latest weight-loss drugs
Use of GLP-1s, traditionally prescribed to diabetic individuals, has risen among non-diabetic people who are hoping to reach their weight-loss goals.
Is eating once a day a good idea? Experts share varying opinions on the ‘OMAD diet’
Dubbed the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet, it’s a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating all the day’s calories in a single meal, after 23 hours of fasting.
The role of social media in the stigmatization of persons living with obesity
Through an analysis of posts on Twitter (now rebranded X) relating to obesity published between April 2019 and December 2022, a study conducted by the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has revealed that most of these tweets convey negative sentiments about overweight people.
Study finds high-speed internet access correlates with increased obesity
Popular high speed internet activities like bingeing on streaming platforms and online gaming could be increasing obesity rates in Australians, new research has found.
Early weight loss with tirzepatide predictive of larger cardiometabolic benefits later on
Tirzepatide confers significant weight loss and cardiometabolic benefits for patients with diabetes and overweight or obesity, especially for those who lose more weight earlier during treatment
Fasting, eating earlier in the day or eating fewer meals—what works best for weight loss?
Modifying your diet is important for managing obesity and preventing weight gain. This might include reducing your calorie intake, changing your eating patterns and prioritizing healthy food. But is one formula for weight loss more likely to result in success than another? Our new research compared three weight-loss methods, to see if one delivered more weight loss than the others.
Study shows bariatric surgery outperforms GLP-1 diabetes drugs for kidney protection
A Cleveland Clinic study showed that in patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant decrease in the progression of chronic kidney disease compared to those who received GLP-1 diabetes medications.
New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
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.
Obesity combined with polycystic ovary syndrome in mothers poses risk to children
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity are at a higher risk of giving birth to smaller babies in terms of birth weight, length, and head circumference, according to a recent study conducted at NTNU.