Tag Archive for: Weight loss

Hot topic: What if weight loss drugs are just the first longevity game-changers?

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Back in mid-January Optimum’s Hot Topics column took a look at life expectancy data and asked the rather depressing question: “Will you live longer than your parents – or not?”  Why so downbeat? Because besides stalling life expectancy figures, a slew of other data also seemed to hint that longevity might have peaked: steadily growing […]

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Hot topic: Why it’s best not to ‘go it alone’ with GLP-1 weight loss drugs

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OZEMPIC, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound: they’ve quickly become part of our vocabulary.  In just a few years, powerful GLP-1 drugs, first introduced to control Type 2 diabetes but now much better known for their ability to help people rapidly lose weight, have become indispensable weapons in the Battle of the Bulge.  In the UK alone, some […]

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