Ozempic brought a different dimension to the Oscars red carpet this year

Ozempic brought a different dimension to the Oscars red carpet this year

Weight-loss drugs can be critical for people who need them,but the Oscars surely prompt us to ask:Do we all want to be thin?

  • byJacqueline Maley

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There are plenty of weighty topics we should discuss. This isn’t one of them
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There are plenty of weighty topics we should discuss. This isn’t one of them

Unless you are an allied health care professional,or you’re seeing a professional in a health care setting,consider not talking about your weight with others.

  • byMarilyn Bromberg
Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

While there is a link between cortisol and exercise,including HIIT,experts say there’s more to the story.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Does dieting ever actually lead to long-term weight loss?

Does dieting ever actually lead to long-term weight loss?

Experts explain what diets can (and can’t) do for our health.

  • byAlice Callahan
I don’t want to lose weight. Why’s the world trying to convince me otherwise?
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I don’t want to lose weight. Why’s the world trying to convince me otherwise?

Here’s a 2024 goal for our health agencies:figure out how to deal with this booming market before the standards Australians expect are fatally compromised.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Ozempic’s sister drug has been rejected,and more Aussies are paying for replicas

Ozempic’s sister drug has been rejected,and more Aussies are paying for replicas

Australian consumers are pursuing back-door methods to get their hands on the weight-loss medications,sparking warnings from the TGA about safety risks.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Looking to improve your diet this year? It’s time to get into beans

Looking to improve your diet this year? It’s time to get into beans

If improving your health is the goal for 2024,new research can help guide your journey.

  • byAlice Callahan
How Ozempic and other weight loss drugs can help a fatter society
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How Ozempic and other weight loss drugs can help a fatter society

We must do better at defining who is clinically fat and then deciding if they are eligible for drugs like Ozempic.

  • byLisa Jarvis
Beyond Ozempic:How weight loss drugs could change the world

Beyond Ozempic:How weight loss drugs could change the world

Imagine a world in the near future where safe,effective weight loss drugs are widespread and larger bodies have become unusual. Is this a vision to be cheered or feared?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Who should really be taking ‘miracle weight-loss’ drug Ozempic – a dietitian weighs in

Who should really be taking ‘miracle weight-loss’ drug Ozempic – a dietitian weighs in

The growing range of semaglutide drugs,which include Ozempic,has attracted a flood of interest around the world. What are they and who should actually be taking them?

  • bySusie Burrell
Shedding fat without losing muscle is next weight-loss target for pharma giant

Shedding fat without losing muscle is next weight-loss target for pharma giant

Muscle-mass preservation is becoming a hot new area in obesity medicine.

  • byMadison Muller andCynthia Koons