Wegovy and more recently Mounjaro have been approved for weight management in the UK. Both medications are used to treat type 2 diabetes as well as obesity and belong to the class
There is an increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes despite several government led interventions and diets. This clearly shows that knowledge of healthy eating and increasing activity does not help.
What’s the purpose of weight loss medication? Embarking on a journey to shed those extra pounds can be challenging, especially when a healthy diet and exercise alone aren’t achieving the desired results.
“Losing weight is a constant battle”. This is what most of my patients say. Despite all the diets, medications and strictly following the advice by experts, weight loss is elusive. People do
Both contain semaglutide, which is a GLP-1 analogue and are produced by Novo Nordisk pharmaceutical company based in Denmark. Ozempic® and Wegovy® are delivered as weekly injections. GLP or Glucagon Like peptide
Sarcopenia and obesity are two conditions associated with body composition, that are prevalent in our population. Let’s take a closer look at what each of these terms means, what they constitute together
People with obesity struggle to lose weight, more so if they have associated medical or psychiatric/psychological problems. Here we discuss a common medical condition, which is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and a
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has claimed more than 1.25 million human lives since December 2019. Almost 50 million people have had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection to date, the clinical spectrum of which
We all know that to lose weight you have to “eat less and exercise more”. This has been constantly drummed to us. However, the prevalence of obesity in the western world more
A new medication called setmelanotide has been approved in the US by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for childhood obesity. FDA is an organisation of the department of health and human
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