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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nutrition can be the key to warding off disease — even devastating conditions like cancer. That’s according to doctors such as Dr. Frank Dumont, an internal medicine physician and executive medical director of Virta Health, a Colorado-based group that tackles metabolic health through diet. In an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While being on a GLP-1 can help to accelerate weight loss and regulate blood sugar, it also has the potential to change how people interact socially. As the holidays approach, sitting down for meals with family and lots of indulgent food may be challenging for those taking obesity drugs, as they tend …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental medication was shown to help boost weight loss by up to 20%, a study found. Eloralintide, a once-weekly injectable manufactured by Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, led to “meaningful, dose-dependent weight loss” in adults who were overweight or obese but did not have diabetes, according to a press release. The drug …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colon cancer patients could live longer if they take GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, a new study suggests. Researchers at UC San Diego studied more than 6,800 patients who were taking one of these popular similar diabetes and weight-loss medications. They found that the patients were much less likely to die …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death. Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet. Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With new agreements from President Donald Trump promising lower prices on popular weight-loss drugs, the use of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro could soon surge even higher — a trend already spreading unevenly across the U.S., with some states seeing greater uptick than others. Based on insurance claims data from …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With new agreements from President Donald Trump promising lower prices on popular weight-loss drugs, the use of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro could soon surge even higher — a trend already spreading unevenly across the U.S., with some states seeing greater uptick than others. Based on insurance claims data from …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, “normal,” overweight or obese.  But new global research suggests it’s possible to have a normal BMI, look thin in clothes and still meet the medical definition of obesity. A large study published in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar may also take the edge off alcohol’s buzz, according to a new study. Researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute analyzed how 20 adults with obesity — half of whom had been taking GLP-1 receptor agonists for at least four weeks …

< div class=”featured featured-video video-ct” data-v-324c3b57> < div class=”contain” data-v-324c3b57> <!–> GLP-1 weight loss pill in development Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses advancements in weight loss drugs, safety concerns surrounding nicotine patches and his interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary on vaccine protocol. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers have revealed a …