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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

The Guardian view on weight-loss jabs and addiction: there is too much moralising about these remarkable medicines | Editorial

Weight-loss drugs show promise in reducing addiction risk, suggesting they may address shared biological mechanisms between food and drug cravings in the brain.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Off the Scales by Aimee Donnellan review inside the Ozempic revolution

New weight-loss injectable drugs reshape body norms, offering transformative health benefits while fueling cosmetic use, stigma, and unequal social valuation based on appearance.
fromCbsnews
2 months ago

Book excerpt: "Enough" by Dr. Ania Jastreboff and Oprah Winfrey

My patient Alice began experiencing self-blame in childhood. Her well-intentioned mom put her on diets when she was in her early teens. Even before that, she had started to develop what she eventually called the "self-hatred voice." She vividly remembers when she was ten years old, sitting in the front yard with her legs bent, seeing the inside curvature of her leg and wanting it to be smaller.
Wellness
Fashion & style
fromBustle
3 months ago

Inside The Zepbound Exhibit That's Rewriting The Story Of Obesity

An immersive exhibit connects fashion narratives and personal stories to confront obesity stigma and illustrate how medications like Zepbound relate to lived experiences.
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