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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 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As demand for GLP-1 medications continues to skyrocket for weight loss and diabetes, more Americans are skipping pharmacies and turning to unregulated sellers as a way to avoid high prices, insurance barriers and recurring shortages. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that so-called “gray-market” GLP-1s (such as semaglutide or tirzepatide) …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As demand for GLP-1 medications continues to skyrocket for weight loss and diabetes, more Americans are skipping pharmacies and turning to unregulated sellers as a way to avoid high prices, insurance barriers and recurring shortages. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that so-called “gray market” GLP-1s (such as semaglutide or …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental weight-loss medication was shown to help people lose nearly 25% of their body weight in early-stage 1a/2b trials. The drug, amycretin — developed by Novo Nordisk — works by replicating two hunger hormones — amylin, which regulates appetite and creates a feeling of fullness, and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 66-year-old grandfather who exercised daily was stunned to learn he was pre-diabetic — and he says making one small change to his eating habits helped reverse it. Dance teacher Will McKechnie, from Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, told SWNS he had always considered himself healthy.  At 5 feet 10 inches tall and 167 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your genetic makeup could be the reason you’re not losing weight. New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University in Israel found that one-third of people who followed a healthy diet did not lose any weight — although they did experience health benefits. Participants exhibited “significant …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Weight-loss surgery was shown to be five times more effective than weekly injections of popular GLP-1 receptor agonists, including semaglutide (such as Ozempic) and tirzepatide (such as Mounjaro). The finding comes from a recent study presented this week at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting …