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Researchers say new weight loss drug is a 'game changer' Researchers say a new drug - found to cut body weight by up to 20% - is a "game changer" in the fight against obesity. Semaglutide works by hijacking the body's own appetite regulating system in the brain, leading to reduced hunger. The average weight loss in the study was almost 2-and-a-half stone. But Professor Jill Pell, Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, thinks people should be given additional help to stay healthy. "It's good to have a lot of tools in the armour, and in some ...

London [UK], February 11 (ANI): Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to research.

Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to research published in the open access journal

New research has found that since 2014, obesity and excess body fat contributed to deaths at a higher rate.

A study led by Glasgow University found the pescatarians and vegetarians have a lower risk of heart disease PESCATARIANS have a lower risk of several adverse heart diseases including stroke than meat eaters, a Scots study found. Research led by the University of Glasgow involving 420,000 people from across the UK also found that being a vegetarian was associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease. The study set out to determine whether vegetarians, fish, poultry or meat eaters had a higher risk of developing or dying from heart diseases and used data from the UK Biobank ...