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GLP-1s and Muscle Loss - Part 2 Wegovy and Zepbound
In Part 1 we looked at an early study of GLP1 drugs and muscle loss. Today we’ll look at two more recent studies, one for Eli Lilly’s drug tirzepatid…
8 months, 1 week ago
GLP-1s and Muscle Loss - Part 1 The Basics
As GLP-1 drugs get heavily marketed for weight loss, we know that when people stop taking the drugs they experience rapid weight regain. We also know…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Quick Guide: Diet Drugs and Surgeries for Children
Several months ago I was asked to complete an interview over email for online publication The Quo. I was recently told that the writer fell ill and t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Questions about the claimed benefits of weight loss
I write a lot here about the fallacy of blaming health issues on body size. Today I want to talk about the tendency to credit weight loss for physica…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What Going On With the Obesity Action Coalition
I last wrote about the Ob*sity Action Coalition (OAC) in 2022 and you can read about their history in that post here. It’s time for an update.
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8 months, 4 weeks ago
Quick Guide - Expanding Thinking About Weight And Health
I got the following question from reader Katrina:
“You spoke to my doctoral program recently and in the Q&A you said something about poking holes into…
9 months ago
New Drug to Tolerate Weight Loss Drugs?
One of the things I’m seeing with the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs is other companies trying to use these drugs as a profit center. Today we’ll lo…
9 months ago
Identifying Two Dangerous Lies in Weight and Healthcare
I write a lot here about the specific lies, obfuscations, and shenanigans done by the weight loss industry. But there are two overarching lies that I…
9 months, 1 week ago
Reader Question - What’s in it for Novo Nordisk?
After I posted the final part of my 3-part series on GLP-1s and kidney function, I got a question from reader Liza:“I appreciate how you always talk …
9 months, 1 week ago
Analyzing ADCES Conversation Guide for Weight and Type 2 Diabetes - Part 3
In part 1 and 2 we explored the document “Person-Centered Conversations: Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes” that was put out by the Association o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago