Weight loss
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Pinterest to ban all ads with weight loss language and imagery
Jul 1, 2021Pinterest is banning all ads with weight loss language and imagery, including ads that idealize or denigrate certain body types, it said on Thursday. The digital pinboard site said it would also not allow ads with... -
TikTok to ban ads that promote fasting apps and weight loss supplements
Sep 23, 2020TikTok will ban ads that promote fasting apps and weight loss supplements, as part of its policy to restrict ads of products that amplify body shaming, the company said on Wednesday. The short-video app said it... -
Choosing between low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss isn’t helped by taking patients’ genetics or insulin-secretion patterns into account
Mar 1, 2018DIETFITS trial investigators randomized some 600 adults (BMI, 28–40) to 12 months of either low-fat or low-carbohydrate dieting. Researchers assessed the subjects’ genomes for the presence of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with fat and carbohydrate metabolism;... -
Gastric bypass helps severely obese teenagers maintain weight loss over long term
Jan 7, 2017News Hour: Gastric bypass surgery helps severely obese teenagers lose weight and keep it off, according to the first long-term follow-up studies of teenagers who had undergone the procedure 5-12 years earlier. However, the two studies,... -
GP referral to weight loss programme is effective, acceptable and takes 30 seconds
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: Tackling obesity by offering the opportunity to attend a weight loss programme during a routine consultation is effective, welcomed by patients and takes 30 seconds of physicians’ time, according to a new randomised trial... -
One unbelievable (but true) secret to losing weight
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: Weight loss seems to be an endless battle when nothing ever gives you the results you are looking for. While there is no exact formula for weight loss that works for everyone, there is...