THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Statistics from 2023 on U.S. obesity rates bring no good news: In every state in the nation, 1 in every 5 people is now obese, the new tally shows. In 2013, not one state had an adult obesity rate topping 35%, but 10Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval. All doses of tirzepatide consistently reduced weight in both women and men, researchers found. ButContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows. The drugs’ active ingredient, semaglutide, reduced heart health risk by 20% in heavyset people who took it forContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report. The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented simultaneously at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Madrid,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental weight-loss pill appears to help people quickly shed pounds, a new study says. People who took the drug amycretin lost up to 13% of their body weight over three months, according to early clinical trial results presented at the European AssociationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time? Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says. That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise isContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new study finds. However, it’s not just because they have an unhealthy lifestyle, according to findings presented SundayContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight can help a person with obesity — especially those with diabetes — fend off serious infections, new data shows. It’s an important finding, since “up to one in three hospitalizations in people with diabetes are for infections and people with diabetesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A slow-release form of semaglutide could allow people who use Wegovy or Ozempic to get shots once a month, instead of the weekly injections they now take, a new study demonstrates. The new formulation encases semaglutide in a hydrogel that slowly releases theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — PFAS “forever chemicals” could cause pregnant women to experience long-term weight gain, increasing their risk of obesity in middle age, a new study warns. Women with higher levels of PFAS in their blood during early pregnancy weighed more at the age of 50Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new interactive map of the United States can show people the risk of leg, foot or toe amputations due to peripheral artery disease (PAD) in their locale. Mississippi has the highest risk of lower limb amputation, followed by Texas, Louisiana, Alabama andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The booming popularity of the weight-loss drug semaglutide has prompted increasing concerns about potential side effects from taking Ozempic or Wegovy. But a new study rules out one possible problem — using semaglutide does not increase a person’s risk of depression or suicide,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks taking weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound might think they’ve found a shortcut to better health. But they still need to eat a high-quality diet if they want to maintain their well-being while they shed pounds, says a doctor with the UniversityContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug.30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways. These two injected drugs are versions of semaglutide. In multiple new data analyses, the drugs appeared to cut people’s odds for heart failureContinue Reading