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  1. 📊 In the NEJM STEP 9 trial, 407 adults with obesity and knee osteoarthritis receiving once-weekly semaglutide lost 13.7% of body weight vs. 3.2% with placebo, with greater reductions in knee pain and improved physical function over 68 weeks. GI events led to discontinuation in 6.7%. #Obesity #Osteoarthritis nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMo

  2. An essay summarizing studies showing bias against obese people by both laypeople and by doctors:

    nutritionfacts.org/blog/weight

    #Health #Obesity #HealthCare

  3. ‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs
    By Zoe Wood

    Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis finds

    theguardian.com/science/2026/a

    #Weightlossdrugs #Inequality #Science #Pharmaceuticalsindustry #Business #Health #Society #UKnews #Obesity #NHS #Privatehealthcare #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  4. The foods this French heart expert wants you to stop eating

    Researchers like me have long suspected that food additives can have a negative impact on your heart. I work as the research director at the French National Ins…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchdiet #bloodpressure #francais #france #French #frenchdiet #healthandfitness #hearthealth #obesity #standard #ultraprocessedfoods #USContent
    diningandcooking.com/2763877/t

  5. In a mouse experiment where obesity was induced with a high-fat diet, subsequent addition of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)--a compound found in green tea--to the diet for four weeks resulted in lower body weight, better insulin sensitivity, no hippocampal shrinkage, and better memory. The brains of the EGCG-treated mice had lower inflammation and normal cellular recycling.

    Summary: psypost.org/green-tea-compound

    Original paper: nature.com/articles/s41538-026

    #Science #Obesity #GreenTea

  6. Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence
    By Felicity Lawrence

    As the harm caused by their products becomes more evident, manufacturers are resorting to denial and lawsuits to keep regulation at bay

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Ultraprocessedfoods #Fooddrinkindustry #Food #Health #Obesity #WorldHealthOrganization #Worldnews #TheGuardian #FelicityLawrence

  7. A study following almost 3,000 adults between 2021 and 2023 found that night-shift workers had an 88% higher chance of developing long COVID than day-shift workers. Chronic insomnia and obesity were associated with a higher risk.

    Summary: eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    Original paper: sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abs

    #Science #Health #COVID19 #LongCovid #NightShift #Insomnia #Obesity

  8. Study Proposes Therapeutic Strategy to Address Muscle Loss Linked to Obesity

    📰 Original title: Researchers suggest a potential therapeutic strategy for muscle loss associated with obesity

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary en.killbait.com/study-proposes

    #health #obesity #therapeuticstrategy

  9. How the Brain's Biology Makes Weight Loss Challenging

    📰 Original title: Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary en.killbait.com/how-the-brain-

    #health #weightloss #brainbiology #obesity

  10. Novo Nordisk investors have found little cause for optimism during a sliding share price as rival Eli Lilly streaked ahead, but they may now have reason for hope thanks to the new Wegovy weight-loss pill. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #novonordisk #elililly #glps #obesity #pharmaceuticals

  11. Weekly Interval Walking as Effective as Three Sessions for Reducing Belly Fat, Study Finds

    📰 Original title: This once-a-week workout may help cut belly fat, study shows

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary en.killbait.com/weekly-interva

    #fitness #obesity #intervaltraining

  12. Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO

    Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others

    theguardian.com/society/2026/a

    #CocaCola #Pepsi #Mondelez #Kellogg’s #Danone #Ferrero #Xignux #Heartland #food #obesity #enshittification

  13. Ultra-processed #food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says #WHO

    Exclusive: Director general accuses #corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle #obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others theguardian.com/society/2026/a

  14. #Ultra-ProcessedFood #companies hindering #health drives by suing countries, says #WHO | Ultra-processed foods | The Guardian

    Going down the well-trodden path taken by tobacco and petrochemical companies and for much the same reasons.

    theguardian.com/society/2026/a

    #Food #Obesity

  15. 'My body is your worst nightmare': Loving your body in GLP-1 era
    By Tegan Osborne

    Body acceptance in a era when social media is awash with before-and-after weight-loss content and aggressive marketing from companies selling GLP-1 drugs can be hard. But these experts have some tips.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/lov

    #Health #Obesity #Psychology #MentalHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #TeganOsborne

  16. I watched a lot of different videos about #nutrition and #obesity and some recommend veganism, others a carnivore diet, and others a balanced meat/vegetable ###diet. What they all seem to recommend is a reduction in refined carbohydrates and sugars. So, I decided to scale back to almost nothing on carbs and processed sugars and lost 5 pounds in two weeks. I feel pretty good too.