obesity

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Eli Lilly’s oral obesity drug, Foundayo, receives FDA approval, sending the stock higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Unlike Wegovy or tirzepatide, which Lilly markets as Zepbound for obesity and as Mounjaro for Type 2 diabetes, orforglipron is not a peptide.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Lilly, by contrast, is flush with cash from its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs and is choosing to stay focused on small deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Because growth hormone helps control how the body processes sugar and fat, poor sleep can increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 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