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The weight-loss strategy that is five times more effective than drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy
Bariatric surgery is a one-time procedure that delivers transformative, long-term results, while GLP-1 medications require expensive, lifelong monthly injections.
Source: DailyMail
Vegan diet with unhealthy plant foods promotes greater weight loss than Mediterranean diet
Avoiding animal products; eating foods like potatoes and refined grains, which are defined as "unhealthy" by the plant-based diet index; and avoiding added oils and nuts, which are defined as "healthy" by the plant-based diet index, all contributed to weight loss.
Source: NewsMedical
Should we eat dinner earlier in winter? Why timing might matter more than you think
Broader analyses support the same trends, with a meta-analysis of 29 trials reporting that earlier eating windows, fewer meals and eating the bulk of one's calories earlier in the day were linked to greater weight loss and improved metabolic markers (such as better blood pressure and lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels).
Source: Medical Xpress
Doubling up to limit weight gain: Improving diet and exercise together provides the more effective route, study finds
Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain-particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen-than just changing one of these behaviors, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests.
Source: Medical Xpress
Healthy Nordic diet good for both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Although some of the beneficial effects of the healthy Nordic diet could be explained by the participants' weight loss, the researchers found that weight loss only explained just over half (56%) of the effect on liver fat.
Source: Medical Xpress