Obesity Research

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Health economics research estimates that obesity cost South Africa approximately R33.2 billion in 2020, equivalent to about 15% of government health expenditure and roughly 0.67% of GDP. (Yunmai/Unsplash)

Obesity: the chronic disease that isn’t treated like one

A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back

Tanya Pampalone
Anna-Maria van Niekerk
Mia Malan

CARDIAC FUNCTION

Studying peptides and weight: Semaglutide research

There is also a possibility that GLP-1 may improve cognitive and cardiac performance

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