Tag: Obesity
Opinion: Weight-loss drugs are great, but real food still matters
Groundbreaking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have understandably generated a lot of excitement, bringing hope to the hundreds of millions of...
Tackling Childhood Obesity: How Early Years Practitioners Can Help
National Obesity Awareness Week runs from 10 to 16 January 2025. This important campaign raises awareness about obesity as a significant health concern...
Eli Lilly invests $3B to expand Wisconsin factory to help meet demand for Mounjaro, Zepbound
Eli Lilly is spending another $3 billion to bulk up manufacturing as the drugmaker seeks to stoke production of some blockbuster drugs and...
Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weight
Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no...
Opinion: I'm a doctor in East L.A. and Beverly Hills. I want to treat obesity the same way in both places
As a diabetes specialist, I’ve treated thousands of patients, some in Beverly Hills and some in East Los Angeles. My Beverly Hills...
Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when...