McDonald’s goes Protein: Burger chain jumps on latest trend and plans new menu items McDonald’s is the latest fast food chain to adapt to American’s shrinking appetites The Independent UK · Feb 17
Cheaper diabetes drug halted by AstraZeneca court win Consumers will have to wait longer for a more affordable diabetes and heart failure drug after pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca had a win in court. AAP · Feb 16
Experts explain why intermittent fasting may not be worth the hype Research suggests intermittent fasting is unlikely to lead to greater weight loss in overweight or obese adults than eating a healthy diet or doing nothing The Independent UK · Feb 16
The ultra-processed paradox: Are sports nutrition products really harming your health? The gels and bars that fuel our long rides fall into the increasingly vilified ‘ultra-processed’ category. But are they really a risk to our health? Cycling Weekly · Feb 12
Nine coffee chains slashing sugar content in country’s war on sweets Putting the policy into practice may prove challenging as each brand can apply the initiative as they see fit The Independent UK · Feb 11
Thai coffee chains cut default sugar content in coffee and tea drinks in a new health push The Thai government is urging coffee chains to cut sugar in drinks by half to combat health issues The Independent UK · Feb 11
A nutritionist wants you to consider not just when you eat, but what you eat if you can’t sleep at night Try these three things for a better night of rest Fit & Well · Feb 11
How I Supported My Skin While Taking a GLP-1 Medication What skincare can—and can’t—do when facial volume shifts. Marie Claire · Feb 10
Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
The medication change that could save 20,000 lives a year The once-daily tablet ‘works very well’ in a wide range of patients The Independent UK · Feb 10
People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds Being unhealthy weight raises risk of severe illness or death from most infectious diseases significantly, researchers find The Guardian - UK · Feb 9
How GLP-1 drugs may be leading to new eating disorders While other weight-loss drugs have caused similar problems, one expert said GLP-1 medications have a far greater impact The Independent UK · Feb 5
New weight loss drug by Pfizer shows promising results in trial Pfizer acquired the drug’s developer following a bidding war with Novo Nordisk last year The Independent UK · Feb 4
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Voices: ‘There are more important things than being thin’: Readers on living with Ozempic side effects YOUR VIEWS: Our community shared deeply mixed experiences of Ozempic and Mounjaro, with many warning of severe and sometimes debilitating side effects, while others said more manageable symptoms were a price worth paying for the health benefits
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Obesity in pregnancy ‘contributing to avoidable harm’ as doctors issue new warning Obesity is ‘associated with adverse outcomes for both women and children’, a new report has said
AAP · Feb 2 'Blind spot': alarm sounded on weight-loss medications Limited research into the long-term nutritional health impacts of weight-loss medications such as Ozempic could be putting people at risk of harm.
The Independent UK · Feb 2 The appetite-suppressing diet which is ‘like Mounjaro but with food’ The ‘zone diet’ was created in 1995 and designed to boost metabolism
Evening Standard · Jan 30 FTSE 100 Live 30 January: Gold and silver prices slump, AstraZeneca strikes China deal The price of gold today fell back as traders focused on President Trump’s nomination as next Federal Reserve chair.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29 Small risk of severe acute pancreatitis with weight-loss jabs, UK regulator warns Agency updates guidance after increase in reports of condition to its yellow card scheme
The Times of India · Jan 27 'No parents should ever have to...': Canadian mom devastated after son approved for euthanasia, says 'this is not healthcare' Margaret Marsilla, a Canada mother, has been devastated after his 26-year-old son died by euthanasia in Canada. Kiano Vafaeian, the son, had no terminal illness, he only had type 1 diabetes, partial blindness and depression. His mother protested the decision but Kiano was approved for a government euthanasia scheme and…
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Canadian mom devastated after she says diabetic and blind son was euthanized under controversial law Kiano Vafaeian, 26, died in December after his Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) request was approved
The Texas Tribune · Jan 27 New Talarico campaign ad puts spotlight on his role in passing bill that caps insulin costs While GOP lawmakers accused the Austin Democrat of overstating his role in passing a statewide cap on insulin copays, his Democratic colleagues said his personal battle with diabetes generated key momentum for the effort.
The Independent UK · Jan 26 Half of UK GPs are seeing children under seven with obesity 80 per cent of GPs said they find it challenging to talk to the parents of an obese child under the age of 16 about their weight
The Times of India · Jan 26 ‘Tobacco is responsible for America’s obesity’: RFK Jr. says cigarette giants engineered addictive foods Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserts that tobacco companies, seeking new markets after facing smoking regulations, applied their "addiction science" to the ultra-processed food industry. He claims these companies engineered foods to maximize cravings and repeat consumption, contributing to America's obesity and chronic disease crisis. This perspective shifts the focus from…