Hacker News with Generative AI: Weight Loss

The Physicians Are Healing Themselves, with Ozempic (nytimes.com)
At cardiology conferences and diabetes meetings, doctors can’t help noticing that thin seems to be very in.

Health, Medicine, Obesity, Weight Loss, Pharmaceuticals

43 points by CharlesW 11 days ago | 86 comments

Can Dieting Lead to Long-Term Weight Loss? (nytimes.com)
Dieting has long been viewed as the path to smaller bodies and better health. Stick to the right diet, the $75 billion U.S. weight loss industry may have you think, and you, too, can lose weight and keep it off.

Weight Loss, Health, Diet, Nutrition

5 points by paulpauper 14 days ago | 0 comments

You've Lost Weight Taking New Obesity Drugs. What Happens If You Stop? (nytimes.com)
Many patients are eager to discontinue Wegovy or Zepbound when their weight loss plateaus. But doctors say it’s difficult to go cold turkey.

Obesity, Weight Loss, Health, Medicine, Science

7 points by paulpauper 18 days ago | 0 comments

Weight-loss surgery down 25 percent as anti-obesity drug use soars (2024) (news.harvard.edu)
A new study examining a large sample of privately insured patients with obesity found that use of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy as anti-obesity medications more than doubled from 2022 to 2023. During that same period, there was a 25.6 percent decrease in patients undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery to treat obesity.

Weight Loss, Medical Treatments, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Obesity

7 points by paulpauper 24 days ago | 1 comments

Weight-loss jabs linked to reduced risk of 42 conditions including dementia (theguardian.com)
People with diabetes taking medications found in weight-loss jabs have a reduced risk of 42 conditions, research has found, paving the way for such drugs being used to treat a host of health problems.

Health, Diabetes, Weight Loss, Medical Research

3 points by sandebert 32 days ago | 0 comments

Intermittent fasting is effective for weight loss and improves cardio health (sciencedaily.com)
A team of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR), the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) and the CIBER has shown that intermittent fasting (reducing the number of hours of intake and extending the hours of fasting each day) is an effective method for losing weight and improves cardiovascular health in people with obesity problems.

Health, Weight Loss, Science, Intermittent Fasting

5 points by iamhamm 43 days ago | 0 comments

The benefits of Ozempic and its kin may extend far beyond weight loss (sciencenews.org)
This year, the popularity of the diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide has continued to surge. You’ve probably seen ads on social media or heard from friends who’ve tried top-selling brand-name versions, Ozempic and the higher-dose variety Wegovy (SN: 6/29/24, p. 5), or read accounts of people microdosing these drugs.

Medicine, Weight Loss, Health, Pharmaceuticals

5 points by sohkamyung 70 days ago | 0 comments

Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer's, and heart disease (arstechnica.com)
Pharmaceutical companies are already cashing in on their other health benefits.

Pharmaceuticals, Health, Weight Loss, Addiction, Alzheimer's

12 points by thehoff 71 days ago | 1 comments

Fat Cells Remember Obesity, Driving the Yo-Yo Effect (technologynetworks.com)
Researchers uncover how epigenetic memory in fat cells drives the yo-yo effect, making weight regain more likely.

Obesity, Health, Genetics, Epigenetics, Weight Loss

5 points by gmays 88 days ago | 1 comments

Fat cells have a memory of obesity – hinting at why it's hard to keep weight off (nature.com)
Even after drastic weight loss, the body’s fat cells carry the ‘memory’ of obesity, research1 shows — a finding that might help to explain why it can be hard to stay trim after a weight-loss programme.

Obesity, Weight Loss, Biology, Health, Science

8 points by SirLJ 89 days ago | 0 comments

Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells (ualberta.ca)
Trendy weight-loss drugs making headlines for shrinking waistlines may also be shrinking the human heart and other muscles, according to a new University of Alberta study whose authors say should serve as a “cautionary tale” about possible long-term health effects of these drugs.

Health, Science, Medicine, Weight Loss, Drugs

372 points by Eumenes 93 days ago | 445 comments

Ozempic Could Prevent Diabetes. Should It Be Used for That? (nytimes.com)
New research shows that weight loss medications can stop the progression of prediabetes. Experts don’t all agree on such a use for the drugs.

Diabetes, Medicine, Health, Weight Loss

6 points by bookofjoe 93 days ago | 3 comments

As Ozempic turns consumers off processed foods, junk food industry fights back (nytimes.com)
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

Health, Food Industry, Weight Loss, Consumer Behavior

27 points by 2four2 94 days ago | 48 comments

Fat cells have 'memory' of obesity – hinting at why it's hard to keep weight off (nature.com)
Even after drastic weight loss, the body’s fat cells carry the ‘memory’ of obesity, research1 shows — a finding that might help to explain why it can be hard to stay trim after a weight-loss programme.

Obesity, Biology, Health, Weight Loss

12 points by bookofjoe 94 days ago | 0 comments

A new stronger Ozempic is coming. Here's what to know (qz.com)
Novo Nordisk (NVO-4.34%) teased some new details about a potential Ozempic successor during a call with investors Tuesday.

Pharmaceuticals, Health, Diabetes, Weight Loss, Business

16 points by toomuchtodo 107 days ago | 3 comments

Weight-loss surgery down 25 percent as anti-obesity drug use soars (news.harvard.edu)
A new study examining a large sample of privately insured patients with obesity found that use of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy as anti-obesity medications more than doubled from 2022 to 2023.

Obesity, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Weight Loss

11 points by paulpauper 115 days ago | 1 comments

Exercise Paradox (wikipedia.org)
The exercise paradox,[1] also known as the workout paradox,[2] refers to the finding that physical activity, while essential for maintaining overall health, does not necessarily lead to significant weight loss or increased calorie expenditure.[3] This paradox challenges the common belief that more exercise equates to more calories burned and consequently, more weight loss.[4]

Exercise, Health, Weight Loss, Paradox

54 points by thunderbong 116 days ago | 63 comments

New study finds obesity operations dropped 25.6% in 2023 due to GLP-1 drugs (statnews.com)
For people with obesity, surgeries that shrink, reshape, or otherwise alter the anatomy of the stomach have long reigned supreme as the surest way to weight loss. But in the last few years, with the approval of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, more and more people are opting for obesity medicines over gold-standard surgical treatments.

Obesity, Healthcare, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Weight Loss

6 points by ck2 117 days ago | 3 comments

'Miracle' weight-loss drugs could lead to debilitating brittle bones, fractures (dailymail.co.uk)
Experts warn that 'miracle' weight-loss drugs could lead to fractures and brittle bones.

Health, Medicine, Weight Loss, Side Effects

9 points by LinuxBender 125 days ago | 3 comments

Predicting Weight Loss with Machine Learning (feelingbuggy.com)
I've been writing on my blog about following a ketogenic diet to manage my mental illness - see Finding Hope After Decades of Struggle. One of the major wins I've been able to achieve so far is losing over 20 kg in the last couple of months.

Machine Learning, Health, Weight Loss, Ketogenic Diet

11 points by arijo 125 days ago | 21 comments

India's copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs (ft.com)
India’s copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs

Pharmaceuticals, India, Healthcare, Weight Loss

8 points by JumpCrisscross 131 days ago | 1 comments

Modern MBA: The Dirty Business of Weight Loss [video] (youtube.com)

Business, Weight Loss, Marketing, Health, Video

6 points by sss111 133 days ago | 0 comments

GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment (cnn.com)

Health, Weight Loss, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Technology

31 points by paulpauper 136 days ago | 131 comments

GLP-1 agonists (Wegovy, Ozempic,) cause disproportionate muscle loss (ft.com)

Health, Pharmaceuticals, Weight Loss, Obesity

4 points by hilux 138 days ago | 3 comments

Endurance exercise without weight loss may reduce body fat (medicalxpress.com)
Participating in a high volume of exercise over a short period of time, such as cycling hundreds of miles in a few days, could reduce body fat levels without weight loss.

Exercise, Health, Body Fat, Weight Loss

25 points by PaulHoule 147 days ago | 7 comments

Roche data shows stomach-churning side effects of weight-loss drugs (ft.com)
Roche data shows stomach-churning side effects of weight-loss drugs

Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Side Effects, Weight Loss

9 points by jamesblonde 159 days ago | 2 comments

Biology's a B*Tch: Reasons It's So Hard to Keep Weight Off (npr.org)

Biology, Weight Loss, Health

4 points by paulpauper 167 days ago | 0 comments

Weight-loss jabs could 'slow down the clock' on biological ageing (thetimes.com)
Weight-loss jabs could ‘slow down the clock’ on biological ageing

Health, Aging, Medicine, Science, Weight Loss

15 points by bookofjoe 167 days ago | 2 comments

My guess why potatoes creates weight loss (metrep.substack.com)

Weight Loss, Food, Health

8 points by paulpauper 178 days ago | 1 comments

Eli Lilly's weight loss drug slashes the risk of diabetes in long-term trial (cnbc.com)

Health, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, Weight Loss

88 points by paulpauper 184 days ago | 150 comments