Ivy Felicia has fond memories of spending time with family during the holiday season while growing up, as a table full of food brought the people closest to her together. But as she’s gotten older and is living as an adult in a plus-size body, the nature of that environment, for her, has changed. The […]
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Texas wrong-way crash kills 6 and low carb foods to slow weight gain: Morning Rundown
Where the cases against Donald Trump stand heading into 2024. A wrong-way crash kills six people in Texas. And a new study suggests the best foods to slow weight gain. Here’s what to know today. Do you regularly read our newsletter? We would love to hear your thoughts! Click below to take our short survey. […]
You’re not alone if you gain weight over the winter. Here’s why — and how to avoid it.
The idea of gaining weight in the winter has floated around for decades, with conventional wisdom saying the average person puts on an additional five pounds during the colder months. While research shows that five pounds might be a bit of an exaggeration, doctors say winter weight gain is a real phenomenon. “I see this […]
Ozempic and other weight loss drugs are growing in popularity. How do you feel about them?
As a writer for Yahoo Life, I’m always paying attention to the conversations people are having about weight loss, diet culture and health. Recently, however, many of those conversations are focused on one thing: the use of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, which many people use to treat diabetes but have also become […]
You’re not alone if you gain weight over the winter. Here’s why — and how to avoid it.
The idea of gaining weight in the winter has floated around for decades, with conventional wisdom saying the average person puts on an additional five pounds during the colder months. While research shows that five pounds might be a bit of an exaggeration, doctors say winter weight gain is a real phenomenon. “I see this […]
Radar data helps scientists estimate weight of the world’s biggest iceberg
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, which has an area approximately three times the size of New York City, weighs in at almost 1 trillion tons, CBS News partner network BBC News reports, citing data from the European Space Agency (ESA). Using data from the agency’s CryoSat-2 mission, a spacecraft that carries a type of radar […]
Patients Regain Weight After They Quit Using Ozempic Rival Zepbound. Here’s Why That Makes Eli Lilly Stock an Even Better Buy.
Ozempic Seemingly bad news can sometimes be really good news. I think a recent study for Eli Lilly‘s (NYSE: LLY) rival to Novo Nordisk‘s massively successful Ozempic and Wegovy provides a great case in point. Results from the Surmount-4 clinical trial were published on the Journal of the American Medical Association‘s website on Dec. 11, […]
The AMA says BMI is bad way to measure weight and health
Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls into a normal weight range for their height. In order to assess your BMI, you take your weight in kilograms and divide it by the square of your height in meters. Those with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 score are […]
Weight Discrimination Laws Spread to More States
After New York City enacted a law to ban weight and height discrimination, several states are looking to pass different versions of the same law. Washington, New York, New Jersey and Vermont are racing on the heels of the new law, hoping to ban weight-based discrimination. Obesity discrimination in the workplace became unlawful in Washington […]