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Are You Dealing With Loose Skin After Losing Weight? Here’s What to Do
If you’ve lost a lot of weight, you know all the upsides: You may feel healthier and more self-confident. Maybe you can exercise without getting short of breath as quickly. And you may be sleeping bet
How to Build an Obesity Treatment Team
In the past, obesity was primarily managed with diet and exercise. Now, thinking has evolved. Today, obesity is viewed as a chronic, complex disease, shaped by a mix of genetic, environmental, behavio
Complications of Obesity
Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial metabolic disease defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. More than 40 percent of adults in the United States have obesity.“It’s not a willpower proble
More Health Insurance Companies May Soon Cover the GLP-1 Obesity Drugs Zepbound and Foundayo
GLP-1 medications can deliver significant weight loss results, but high price tags can make them difficult for many to access or stay on — often because of inconsistent or nonexistent insurance coveraAD
How Weight Bias Impacts Obesity Care — and What You Can Do About It
If you have obesity, you may feel as if the doctor’s office is a place of judgment, not support, which can, understandably, make you hesitant to seek medical care.One survey found nearly 26 percent of
6 Ways Starting a GLP-1 Medication Could Affect Your Emotions
When you first start taking a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medication, you probably expect to feel full. But you might not anticipate how it can influence your emotions.“These medications don’t jus
Wegovy vs. Foundayo: Comparing the First 2 GLP-1 Weight Loss Pills
Until recently, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists were only available as an injection. Now people can take these highly effective weight loss medications in a more convenient pill form
GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity: How to Switch From the Needle to a Pill
Now that two oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — the semaglutide pill (Wegovy) and orforglipron (Foundayo) —AD
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