Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise for Reducing Heavy Drinking
A common diabetes and weight-loss medicine may also help people drink less alcohol, according to a new clinical trial led by researchers at the...
Weight-Loss Drug May Cause More Muscle Loss in These People
Many people use weight-loss medicines to improve their health, especially if they have obesity or type 2 diabetes.
One of the most popular medicines is...
Ozempic Changes Blood Sugar and Weight—but Does It Change Your Life?
Medicines known as GLP-1 receptor agonists have become some of the most talked-about drugs in the world.
Brands such as Ozempic are widely used to...
Weight-Loss Surgery Better Than Standard Diabetes Treatment
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing long-term health conditions in the world.
It develops when the body cannot use insulin properly or does...
Yo-Yo Dieting May Not Be as Harmful as Many People Believe
Many people who lose weight eventually regain some or all of it.
This pattern is often called yo-yo dieting or weight cycling. For years, many...
New Review Challenges the Myth That Weight Regain Ruins Your Metabolism
People trying to lose weight often hear warnings about yo-yo dieting.
The common belief is that repeatedly losing and regaining weight permanently harms the body,...
Weight-Loss Surgery May Protect the Heart Even When Diabetes Remains
Metabolic surgery, also known as bariatric or weight-loss surgery, has become an important treatment for people living with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Although the...
Do Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Improve Your Whole Life? New Study Finds the Answer
GLP-1 medicines such as Ozempic have changed the treatment of type 2 diabetes over the past few years.
These medicines help lower blood sugar, reduce...
Scientists Find Unexpected Benefit of Weight Loss Drugs
Doctors currently prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide mainly to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, but researchers are discovering that these medicines may have effects...
Popular Weight-Loss Drug May Raise Risk of Serious Vision Loss in Older Adults
Semaglutide has become one of the world's best-known medicines for treating type 2 diabetes and helping people lose weight.
Sold under brand names such as...