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The Independent UK · Jul 16

A Record 40 Million Americans Are Now Taking GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs as Medicare Coverage Begins

A Gallup survey shows 11% of Americans now take GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as Medicare begins covering them for $50 monthly. Here's what it means for you.

Medical Daily · Jul 15

‘Please don’t lose another pound!’: Ozempic is upending the wedding dress industry

The ubiquity of GLP-1s is wreaking new havoc on bridal designers who must scramble to accommodate rapid weight loss

The Guardian - US · Jul 15

Nia Jax Had A Hilarious Response To Her Weight Loss Transformation Pics

She has a good sense of humor about it.

Cinemablend · Jul 13

The GLP-1 disclosure dilemma: Should you tell a date you’re using Ozempic for weight loss?

As a Gen Xer who lived through the “heroin chic” years, when skeletal models were celebrated for jutting bones and sallow skin, the recent popularity of the #Y2KSkinny trend fills me with dread.

The Conversation · Jul 13

5 Fasting Mistakes That Slow Your Metabolism and Make You Gain Weight Instead of Losing It

Eating Too Little for Too LongA 2022 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that extreme caloric restriction during fasting windows causes the body to down-regulate its resting metabolic rate within days, not weeks. The body reads a severe deficit as a famine signal. Muscle tissue breaks…

Times Life · Jul 13

Eating Only Two Meals a Day Changes Your Metabolism, Here Is What Happens Over Time

Your Hunger Hormones Shift FirstWithin the first week of eating only two meals a day, ghrelin, the hormone that triggers hunger, begins to recalibrate its peak times. Instead of spiking at your old breakfast hour, it gradually aligns with your new first meal window. A 2019 study published in Obesity…

Times Life · Jul 13

Wegovy pill? No thanks – I wouldn’t take it if you paid me

COMMENT: Needle-free weight loss has arrived in the UK, prompting a surge of interest from pharmacy customers. But after taking injectable weight-loss medication for 18 months, Charlotte Cripps says she has no desire to switch to the tablets

The Independent UK · Jul 12

What Intermittent Fasting Does to Your Body in 30 Days: 8 Changes Worth Knowing

1. Your insulin levels drop, and stay lowerWithin the first few days of intermittent fasting, blood insulin levels fall. This matters because chronically elevated insulin, common in people eating three meals plus snacks across a 14-to-16-hour window, blocks fat burning and drives fat storage. A 2019 study published in Cell…

Times Life · Jul 12

‘A new consumer’: how weight-loss drugs are shaking up clothes shopping

As they slim down, UK and US users of GLP-1 jabs and pills are changing their spending habits – and their wardrobes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11