obesity

The Truth About Ozempic and Muscle Loss

Debi Johnson

It’s hard to go a day without hearing something new about the latest diabetes and obesity medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide. ...

61% of US adults will have cardiovascular disease by 2050: report

Debi Johnson

61% of American adults will likely have some type of cardiovascular disease in the next 30 years as high blood ...

‘Don’t Screen’ for Vitamin D: New Endo Society Guideline

Debi Johnson

BOSTON — New Endocrine Society guidelines call for limiting vitamin D supplementation beyond the daily recommended intake to specific risk ...

5 supplements you should avoid if you have metabolic syndrome

Debi Johnson

Supplements can be a great way to get important nutrients into your diet — but they aren’t for everyone.  Those ...

Brain Chemistry Sheds Light on Overeating and Memory

Debi Johnson

Summary: Fruit flies use the neurotransmitter octopamine to decide whether food memories are stored long-term or short-term. This process, influenced ...

How intermittent fasting, protein pacing can lead to weight loss

Debi Johnson

Start the clock! Practicing protein pacing — evenly spacing protein consumption throughout the day — and intermittent fasting — limiting ...

Ozempic and Wegovy Might Be Supercharging Your Taste Buds

Debi Johnson

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, can also tweak people’s taste buds for ...

Ozempic tongue? How the drug can change some women’s ability to taste

Debi Johnson

There’s Ozempic finger, Ozempic breasts, Ozempic face, Ozempic butt … and now, Ozempic tongue? Semaglutide — a popular weekly injection used for diabetes ...

Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it

Debi Johnson

As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during ...

Ozempic Drug Semaglutide Could Protect Kidneys, Study Finds

Debi Johnson

Topline Novo Nordisk’s weight loss injection semaglutide — the ingredient inside its wildly popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — could ...