It lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and  sends 'fullness' signals to the brain, like a weight-loss drug. Here are simple ways to get more of the superfood into your diet ...

Lots of people are on cheaper compounded weight-loss drugs that mimic brands like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. They're ...

A woman who lost 64 pounds on a compounded form of the weight loss drug semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy and Ozempic, started ...

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been tied in a large, national study to a drop in the risk of developing dozens of health conditions. But the semaglutide-like drugs also appear to ...

Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as ...

The benefits of taking GLP-1 agonists seem to outweigh the risks, at least when taken for approved uses, according to an ...

The study included nearly 2 million patients, making it the largest ever conducted on this group of glucagon-like peptide-1 ...

Russell Wooten of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has spent much of his life struggling with obesity, often carrying 260 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame. He repeatedly starved himself to lose weight, ...

Computational research conducted by scientists from Washington University in St. Louis shows that GLP-1 agonists can have ...

A study by Washington University School of Medicine and the VA St. Louis Health Care System has found that GLP-1 drugs can have both health benefits and risks, including reduced risks of ...

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