obesity

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Over time, however, it can contribute to serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, arthritis, and even cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The NHS only offers Wegovy and Mounjaro to a small percentage of people who have obesity and other related health issues.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

While the study presented interesting clues, it is too early to move toward genetic testing for GLP-1 use, said Dr. Marie Spreckley, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge working on obesity treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

These medications have reshaped how obesity and the overweight are treated and opened the door to a new scientific field that’s assessing GLP-1s for everything from osteoarthritis to alcohol addiction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Increasingly, though, there’s evidence that watching TV—and, especially, watching junk food ads on TV—promotes obesity by changing mainly what and how much people eat, less so by changing how much they move.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel