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March 19, 2026

Which Is Better: The Weight Loss Pill or Injection?

Source: Women's Health

March 18, 2026

Stopping GLP-1 drugs can quickly erase cardiovascular benefits

Even brief interruption tied to change in risk of heart attack, stroke and death.

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September 17, 2025

Novel way to ‘rev up’ brown fat burns calories, limits obesity in mice

Scientists identify alternate way cells produce heat that appears to improve metabolic health.

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January 28, 2025

Obesity Drug Study Points to Effectiveness in Curbing Addictions

Source: Bloomberg

January 20, 2025

Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs

GLP-1 medications tied to decreased risk of dementia, addiction; increased risk of kidney, pancreas and gastrointestinal problems.

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June 27, 2023

In battling obesity and prediabetes, combining exercise with weight loss is key

Insulin sensitivity improved twofold when exercise paired with 10% weight loss.

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January 19, 2022

Drug mimics beneficial effects of fasting in mice

Blocking arginine metabolism leads to improved metabolic health, weight loss.

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August 19, 2020

Major weight loss — whether from surgery or diet — has same metabolic benefits

For severely obese, it's the weight loss alone that drives improvements such as remission of diabetes.

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January 3, 2020

Food for thought

Understanding obesity by examining nutrition and metabolism.

Outlook Magazine

February 23, 2017

New weight-loss therapy rids body of food before digestion

Patients can cut calories by up to 30 percent.

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November 18, 2016

Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma

Excess weight increases risk that benign blood disorder will become cancerous.

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