After the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the use of certain GLP-1 weight loss drugs in January of 2023, the use among children skyrocketed by 65% immediately and has continued to grow since.

If you’ve been taking Ozempic or Wegovy (both of which contain the active ingredient semaglutide), you might wonder, How long can you take semaglutide for weight loss?

From cutting down alcohol to prioritising protein in every meal, here’s what you need to do to fast track your weight loss journey.

The fitness and health industries are not only celebrating, but also encouraging, women to add resistance training to their routines for the endless mind and body benefits. One of the clearest upsides of weight training for women lies in the powerful way it increases metabolism and kicks weight loss into high gear.

Popular weight loss medications like Ozempic can help reverse low testosterone levels in men with obesity or Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

Among 120 women with overweight or obesity, MHT users lost 19.18% of their total body weight with tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) compared with a 13.96% loss in women not on such therapy after an average of 18 months ( P =0.002), said Regina Castaneda, MD, of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ozempic is an FDA-approved medication for people who have type 2 diabetes. It’s often prescribed “off-label” for weight loss — when a drug is prescribed for something it’s not approved for.

A promising experimental drug is one more sign of the impending disruption the booming Chinese biotech industry could bring to U.S. biopharma.

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Thrive Health Solutions also faces a lawsuit from drugmaker Eli Lilly, for allegedly making false claims about FDA approval when selling compounded version of tirzepatide.