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Youths have strong opinions on language about body weight
The language we use around this sensitive topic is important, as youths are acutely aware that words have a direct impact on their mental health...
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Green Mediterranean diet lowers visceral adipose tissue
The green Mediterranean diet lowered visceral fat by twice as much as the standard Mediterranean diet.
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The TikTok trend that triggered a diabetes drug shortage
Variety dubbed Ozempic “the worst kept secret in Hollywood – especially given that its most enthusiastic users are not prediabetic and do not...
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Both potatoes and beans reduced insulin resistance, weight in controlled study
Randomized trial showed similar effects on insulin resistance and weight after 8 weeks of a potato-based or bean-based diet.
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Obesity tied to worse brain health in children
In children with obesity, there were brain differences indicating decreased connectivity within and between networks, which has have been...
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Rates of health care use after bariatric surgery in teens
Researchers found significantly lower rates of emergency department (ED) use and hospitalization 5 years after sleeve gastrectomy compared with...
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Highly processed foods ‘as addictive’ as tobacco
New research suggests that health care professionals are taking steps toward framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right.
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Will ICER review aid bid for Medicare to pay for obesity drugs?
An influential group urges both a reduction in costs of certain obesity medicines and expanded insurance coverage of them. The recommendations are...
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Patients trying to lose weight overestimate their diet quality
Only 28% of participants in a study had “good agreement” between their perceived diet quality and its actual quality.
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Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.