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Less processed diet may be more beneficial for weight loss, clinical trial indicates
When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods, suggesting that cutting down on processing could help to sustain a healthy weight long term, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers at UCL and UCLH.
Medical tourism for bariatric/weight reduction surgery needs urgent regulation, say experts
The largest global survey to date of providers of bariatric and weight reduction surgery shows that most patients (71%) self-refer.
Ecnoglutide yields superior, sustained reduction in body weight: Study
For adults with obesity or overweight without diabetes, the novel cyclic adenosine monophosphate-biased glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist known as ecnoglutide yields a superior and sustained reduction in body weight versus placebo
Weighted vests might help older adults meet weight loss goals, but solution for corresponding bone loss still elusive
While weight loss is commonly advised to enhance cardiovascular and joint health in older adults with obesity, it may also lead to bone loss, raising the risk of fractures that can diminish both quality and longevity of life.
Monthly obesity shot shows big weight loss in trial
A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase 2 clinical trial shed about 20% of their body weight over a year, researchers reported Monday in The New England Journal of Medicine.