Hacker News with Generative AI: Weight Loss

Weight-loss drug found to shrink heart 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, Weight Loss, Medical Research, Drugs, Science

209 points by Eumenes 8 hours ago | 236 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

5 points by bookofjoe 19 hours 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

26 points by 2four2 1 day 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 1 day 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 14 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 22 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 24 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 25 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 32 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 33 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 39 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 41 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 44 days ago | 131 comments

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

Health, Pharmaceuticals, Weight Loss, Obesity

4 points by hilux 45 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 55 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 67 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 74 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 75 days ago | 2 comments

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