Weight Loss

Teddi Mellencamp, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, spilled on her podcast that she begged her doctor for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs while battling cancer. She gained weight from steroids but got shut down. Joking about the irony, she quipped about living her best life without the meds.

April 23, 2026 Reported by AI

A minimally invasive procedure called duodenal mucosal resurfacing may help patients maintain weight loss after discontinuing drugs like Ozempic and tirzepatide. Early results from the REMAIN-1 clinical trial show treated participants regained far less weight than those in a control group after six months off medication. The findings are set for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2026.

Serena Williams is set to feature in a Super Bowl commercial promoting the telehealth firm Ro and its GLP-1 weight loss medication Zepbound. The 44-year-old tennis legend discusses her body transformation, having lost up to 15.4kg since starting the treatment. The ad comes amid ongoing speculation about a potential return to professional tennis.

February 06, 2026 Reported by AI

A new analysis reveals that the body compensates for increased exercise by reducing energy use elsewhere, limiting weight loss. This effect is stronger when combined with dieting. Researchers from Duke University examined 14 trials to reach these findings.

Country star Jelly Roll got real on The Joe Rogan Experience about how his food addiction wrecked his intimate life with wife Bunnie XO. Before dropping 200 pounds, he couldn't even get aroused due to his size. Now, he's spilling the tea on the hilarious-yet-heartbreaking hurdles they faced.

November 24, 2025 Reported by AI Fact checked

A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial reports that a low-fat vegan diet was associated with greater weight loss than a Mediterranean diet, even when the vegan menu included plant foods such as refined grains and potatoes that are labeled “unhealthful” in a common plant-based diet scoring system. The benefits were linked to replacing animal products with plant foods and limiting added oils and nuts, according to researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in a study published in Frontiers in Nutrition.