The Taste with Vir: Will weight-loss drugs finish off the diet business?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taste with Vir: Will weight-loss drugs finish off the diet business?

Hindustan Times  

Do you still talk about diets? The new drugs make the pleasure centres feel satiated much earlier than before; say, halfway through the sort of meal you would have completed in the old days. But now, for reasons I can’t fully explain, the branded diets are less popular and diet books sell much less. For years, the modern diet industry has worked to discredit the old calorie counting idea which stated that if you consumed less calories, you would lose weight. That’s fair enough, but sadly for the dieticians, the new drugs also work against diabetes and new evidence suggests that Semaglutide helps with kidney conditions.

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The science of tirzepatide, touted as a game-changing weight loss drug
5 months ago

The science of tirzepatide, touted as a game-changing weight loss drug

Hindustan Times  

Indians will soon have access to a new drug that targets obesity and diabetes, two diseases, which are widely prevalent among our population. They stimulate the release of insulin, and help increase insulin sensitivity in adipose and skeletal tissue,” said RNV Krishna Deepak, a computational structural biologist at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. “Tirzepatide has received marketing authorisation for type-2 diabetes …

India one step closer to approving weight-loss drug tirzepatide: What is it? How does it work?
5 months, 1 week ago

India one step closer to approving weight-loss drug tirzepatide: What is it? How does it work?

Firstpost  

Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company, has received the first approval for the sale of its blockbuster drug Tirzepatide in India. Here’s what we know about this ‘game-changing’ medication A box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Lilly is seen at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. Last week, the apex drug regulator’s, …

A semaglutide ‘miracle’: repurposing diabetes drug for weight loss
1 year, 5 months ago

A semaglutide ‘miracle’: repurposing diabetes drug for weight loss

The Hindu  

People who have been struggling to cope with being overweight or obese and trying to shed a few kilos, over the past few years, have it seems been offered a silver bullet. While initially on trial for once-a-week diabetes therapy, an unexpected side effect – weight loss – swept the drug off the shelves of a pharmacy and put it …

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
1 year, 7 months ago

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

Associated Press  

As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds — an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment. Tirzepatide, an Eli Lilly and Co. drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes under the brand name Mounjaro, helped people with the disease who were …

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
1 year, 7 months ago

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tirzepatide, an Eli Lilly and …

Experts warn weight loss drug semaglutide isn't a miracle fix
1 year, 9 months ago

Experts warn weight loss drug semaglutide isn't a miracle fix

Daily Mail  

A weight-loss jab loved by celebs and now available on the NHS is not a miracle fix for obesity, leading experts warned today. She said she maintained her weight after coming off the jab through healthy eating and a weekly treat but has since used the jab 'for help' when she 'needs it' Danielle Breckenridge, 31, says she also lost …

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