Obesity
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Bariatric Surgery Beats GLP-1 RAs in Reducing Mortality Risk
The reason may be greater weight loss with surgery.
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GLP-1s Reduced Secondary Stroke Risk in Patients With Diabetes, Obesity
The findings could improve GLP-1 implementation by stroke specialists in patients with stroke history and concurrent type 2 diabetes or obesity....
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Sugar Substitute Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke
Xylitol is naturally found in small amounts in fruit and vegetables and has been used more as a sugar substitute over the past decade in processed...
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Is Cushing Syndrome More Common in the US Than We Think?
Providers get used to seeing patients with some features of cortisol excess and don’t think to screen.
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About 20% of Breast Cancer Survivors Gain Excess Weight
After adjustment for confounding factors, younger age at breast cancer diagnosis and lower baseline weight were the strongest predictors of more...
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New Oral Weight Loss Drugs: Where Are We and What’s Next?
Drugmakers, including Aphaia Pharma, Novo Nordisk, and Aardvark Therapeutics, seek to make oral versions of injectable GLP-1s.
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Can Insulin Sensitivity Preserve Muscle During Weight Loss?
Identifying individuals with low insulin sensitivity prior to weight loss interventions could allow for personalized approaches to minimize lean...
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Is Semaglutide the ‘New Statin’? Not So Fast
Statins win in absolute cardiovascular disease risk reduction.
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‘Don’t Screen’ for Vitamin D: New Endo Society Guideline
Recommendations call for limiting vitamin D in certain groups, and against routine screening in healthy patients.
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Semaglutide Improves Taste Sensitivity in Women With Obesity
Proof-of-concept study suggests GLP-1s may help with taste sensitivity and alter genes linked to developing tastebuds.
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‘Ozempic Burgers’ Offer Indulgences to People With Obesity
Burgers aimed at those taking GLP-1s will be smaller and lower calorie, but with higher levels of fat and protein than regular-size burgers.