Many people regain weight after stopping GLP-1 medicines. Long-term support may be as important as the drugs themselves.
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Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed several theories explaining how this works.
What you do in the years leading up to menopause can help counter the natural hormonal effects of aging, setting you up for a healthier transition.
By integrating HIV care with non-communicable disease prevention and care, healthcare systems can help people living with HIV remain healthy.
Our study showed that some antidepressants have greater effects on weight, cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood sugar than others do.
People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder gain 5kg in five years. The average person gains 1.5kg.
Parents sometimes avoid nuts due to claims they cause unwanted weight gain or trigger life-threatening allergies.
And insulin in the brain might explain why.
It’s not only being underweight that can cause irregularities in your period.
Some people weigh themselves daily, while others have ditched scales altogether. So what does the evidence say?
Body weight is affected by many factors – so it’s possible that even if different people ate the exact same foods at Christmas, one may gain more weight.
The holidays can disrupt healthy lifestyle habits, like nutrition and exercise routines. Here’s how to enjoy the season without derailing your physical or mental health.
Many of us gain weight over Christmas and spend more than we’d like entertaining. Here’s how to keep both in check.
Researchers asked more than 350 adults to weigh themselves daily or weekly. They found a yo-yo pattern of weight gain over festive periods and cooler months.
Weight regain might be common, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent it.
Deep psychological factors play a part in obesity, including childhood trauma.
Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.
Many women say they put on weight during menopause, but is the menopause actually causing the weight gain? Here’s what the science says.
We all eat and drink a bit too much over Christmas and the holidays. But how guilty do we really need to feel about it?
This study adds to a growing body of research showing the links between meal timing and body weight.
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University
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Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Accredited Practising Dietitian; Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood: Diversity and Transitions, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Associate Professor of Dietetics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor Emeritus (Human & Health Sciences), Medicine Health and Life Science, Swansea University