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Weight-loss jabs might help with certain heart conditions, but their benefit is being overstated.
Doctors once prescribed overweight people extracts of animal glands – either eaten raw or dried in pill form or injected – to treat their supposedly ‘sluggish glands’.
Ongoing shortages of the drug have been reported in the UK, Australi and Ireland.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
As the use of Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, slams into the mainstream as a weight-loss method, will the drug’s use impact our concept of fatness? And how does fatness intersect with race and class?
Some pharmacies are selling ‘generic’ semaglutide online, despite the drug still being under patent protection.
Obesity is said to cost the NHS an estimated £6 billion a year.
Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle choices like exercise and a healthy diet.
The much-discussed weight-loss jab may be good for treating Britain’s biggest killer: dementia. Trials are underway.
Ozempic uses semaglutide to mimic the role of a hormone naturally produced by the body to create feelings of fullness. Certain foods can do the same thing.
Overweight or obese patients who meet certain criteria will soon be able to access the much talked about weight-loss jab.
You’ve probably heard of the drug semaglutide or Ozempic, the diabetes medication being used for weight loss. So what are the risks and benefits? And who should have access to it?
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Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Physiology and Medical Education, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Research Lead/Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Senior Research Fellow, University of Bradford
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice, University of Bradford
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Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St. Louis
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, Aston University
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ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester