Ozempic and Wegovy. The two new cash cow drugs from Novo Nordisk. Wait- there’s yet a third one from Eli Lilly- Zepbound.
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A new way to lose weight?
Tag Archives: Weight loss
Weight Loss Drugs
I am sure you’ve seen those commercials. At least two different, competing drugs. Each proclaiming how great they are for Type II diabetics, lowering their A1C, and… wait for it- helping them lose 7 to 12 pounds.
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Still not convinced? Here’s someone else on the soapbox!
Dr. Pieter Cohen (Harvard Medical) has been on his academic and research soapbox almost as long as I. And, he, along with John Travis (NSF International), Celine Vanhee (Sciensano Research Institute, Belgium’s version of NIH), as well as Dana Ohana and Bastiaan Venhuis (National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Netherland’s version of NIH), just published the results of their research in Clinical Toxicology.
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Fasting for a better BMI?
I have often written about diets and fads. No, I am not talking about keeping kosher, or the choices of vegetarian, vegan, or even pescatarian cuisine. Generally, the best diets are the Mediterranean diet (here’s one such mention) and for those at risk of kidney failure, diabetes, even epilepsy, or traumatic brain injury, the keto diet.
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1, 2, 3, 4– exercise- get out the door
Exercise. Our brains need it. Our bodies need it. We expect exercise to show results- with weight loss, with muscle tone- and it doesn’t always do so. It affects our blood pressure maintenance, keeps our cholesterol balance in check, reduces the risk of stroke and cardiac disease. It’s why we are supposed to exercise 2.5 hours over the course of a week; 60 minutes a day helps with weight loss. (I don’t think many of you are spending an hour a day exercising. Me, neither.) So far, I’m sure that nothing I’ve said surprises you.
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Exercise reframe
Roy A. Ackerman, PhD, EA
We are obese. No, not just Americans, but most of the “First World” nations’ citizens. It’s not just because we eat those 942 calorie fast food sandwiches. It’s because we have become sedentary. Oh, let’s cut the crap- it’s because we’ve become lazy. We don’t exercise.
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