New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related diseases, new research has concluded.
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The secret to slimming? Special 'skinny genes' double weight loss
The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 "skinny genes," a new study has found.
Teens who had bariatric surgery maintain weight loss, diabetes remission 10 years later
A decade after receiving gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy as adolescents, many people maintain their weight loss and achieve remission of obesity-related conditions, including diabetes, according to a study.
Weight-loss jabs linked to lower cancer risk compared with insulin new study
Researchers in the US wanted to know if weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 agonists reduced the risk of people getting any of the 13 cancers associated with obesity. Their results were recently published in JAMA Network Open.
Weight loss linked to improved mood and reduced risk-taking in obese individuals
People who are severely overweight (obese) not only exhibit altered risk behavior, but also changes in their metabolism and psyche.
