weight loss

Many welcome what they say is greater control over what they eat. “I don’t care about the bread as much. I still eat what I enjoy,” says one Tampa area woman who lost more than 200 pounds taking Mounjaro.

New research finds that limiting eating from noon to 8 p.m. helped patients manage weight and blood sugar as much as calorie counting – and was easier to keep up.

The medication is called tirzepatide. It is under review to treat obesity in the U.S. A decision is expected later this year.

Whether we choose to acknowledge it, obesity is a huge problem in the U.S. This is especially true with kids. Two Jacksonville surgeons who deal with the issue daily answer questions about the problem.

Doctors and patients around the country say getting on the high-demand, injectable drugs requires persistence and a fair amount of luck.

The drugs can slow digestion so much that it puts patients at increased risk for pulmonary aspiration, which can cause dangerous lung damage, infections and even death, says one anesthesiologist.

Interest drops if users potentially have to deal with weekly injections, lack of insurance coverage or a need to continue the medications indefinitely to avoid regaining weight.

The autopsy report shows she had a small bowel obstruction caused by scar tissue that formed in her intestine. It's a known but rare risk of bariatric surgeries.

New research shows high-dose oral versions of the medication in the blockbuster drugs Ozepmic and Wegovy may work as well as the popular injections — even in hard-to-treat people with diabetes.

A small but growing group of young teens are turning to drastic treatments to lose large amounts of weight, things like body-altering surgery and new drugs that rewire metabolism.