Professor Jane Ogden Jane Ogden is a professor of health psychology at the University of Surrey. She has been researching eating behaviour, weight management and women’s health for more than 30 years, and has written several informative books on the subject, including “The Psychology of Eating” and “The Psychology of Dieting”.
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Dr Stephen Lawrence Dr Stephen Lawrence is a GP and an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Warwick. He is director of the largest Masters diabetes course in the world and has served as Clinical Diabetes Lead for the Royal College of General Practitioners.
A new generation of weight-loss drugs, like Wegovy from Danish…
When Elon Musk revealed the secrets behind his dramatic 13.6kg weight-loss on X in November 2022, it was the first time many people had heard the words ‘Ozempic’ and ‘Wegovy’ - the “miraculous” weight-loss drugs feted by doctors and celebrities. Headlines were made. Internet searches spiked.
But how many of us recall that Musk also…
In the war against two of the world's most pressing health challenges - obesity and type-2 diabetes - a major new offensive has been opened by the discovery of a new generation of weight-loss drugs.
Of these new pharmaceutical interventions Ozempic, the brand name of manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide formulation, has attracted the most interest…