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Ultra-Processed Foods Shatter the Old Weight-Loss Rules

Ultra-Processed Foods Shatter the Old Weight-Loss Rules

Ultra-Processed Foods: The Smoking Gun Behind the Obesity Epidemic For years, the mainstream chorus has been singing the same tired tune: “It’s just calories in, calories out.” Move more, eat less, and voilà—problem solved. But a new study published in PNAS just torched that simplistic model and handed the mic to what many dismissed as fringe theory: ultra-processed foods (UPFs) aren’t just empty calories—they’re …

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Weight-loss wonder drug Mounjaro/Zepbound shrinks breast cancer tumors

Weight-loss wonder drug Mounjaro/Zepbound shrinks breast cancer tumors

The anti-obesity medication tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity, reduced obesity-associated breast cancer growth in a mouse model, according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, California. “Obesity is a significant risk factor for breast cancer, and while it is very preliminary data, our studies in mice suggest …

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