UC’s Christina Klein, PhD, said in addition to patients not taking their medication, the weight gain side effects can lead to lifelong harmful health outcomes. “So you’re not just looking at the mental health, but you’re looking at the physical health of the whole person,” said Klein, a research scientist in UC’s Department of Psychiatry… Read More »
Mustard, Cottage Cheese, and Weight Loss?
Not only are they stating that it’s delicious, but many are also claiming that it’s helped them shed large amounts of weight as well as reduced bloating and energy levels. Magee claims to have shed 80 pounds by eating the meal every day. The hashtag #veggieswithmustard has received over 380 million views, so how… Read More »
New Hope for Diabetes, Weight Loss, and Heart Health
, has now been approved for weight loss, with some doctors stating that it may make bariatric procedures obsolete. Semaglutide is a novel type of diabetic medication known as a GLP-1 agonist. The medication primarily operates on the gut and mimics the function of incretins, which are hormones generated when we ingest food. Incretins are… Read More »
Telephone-based Weight Loss Program Helps Breast Cancer Patients Shed Pounds
The findings, to be reported by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, set the stage for follow-up research into whether this type of program can extend patients’ survival and lower their risk of a breast cancer recurrence. “We know that women with obesity when they are diagnosed… Read More »
Separating Fact from Fiction in the Quest for Weight Loss
True, your hormones can influence your weight. “Hormonal fluctuations play a significant role in weight for women over the life course,” says Fatima Cody Stanford, M.D., MPH, an obesity medicine physician and clinical researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital. “Hormonal shifts during [certain life stages] may influence hunger signals in the body,” Dr. Stanford says. There… Read More »