Weight loss
Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro
The ban will drastically reduce the availability of the popular weight-loss injections – which have been in short supply globally – and disrupt the businesses capitalising on the huge demand.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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It introduced Ozempic to the world. Now it must remake itself
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has eclipsed French luxury group LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company – thanks to demand for diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
- by Eshe Nelson
‘I can’t really explain it’: Ozempic works, so why is writer Johann Hari conflicted?
The bestselling author went down a rabbit hole of research before taking it, emerging slimmer and with a book about the experience.
- by Amanda Hooton
The benefits of introducing apple cider vinegar to your diet
While research supports some health claims around the popular drink, other studies show it can cause more harm than good.
- by Alice Callahan
Opinion
Opinion
In a fat-phobic world, Ozempic is hardly the easy way out
The backlash labelling the drug akin to cheating is one of the most blatant examples of medical gaslighting to date.
- by Hannah Vanderheide
Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn
New research just adds to the confusion about the controversial ingredient, included in diet soft drinks and yoghurts.
- by Sarah Berry
Fasting affects women differently from men. So should they still do it?
It’s hugely popular, but the effects of intermittent fasting are different for women. Is it a harmful or helpful approach?
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Opinion
Oprah jumping on the Ozempic bandwagon is, frankly, just sad
Somehow it feels like one of the world’s most celebrated media forces has morphed into a crass shill for Big Pharma.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Analysis
Nutrition
Three studies, hundreds of kilos: Did we find the weight loss silver bullet?
Scientists have linked three common and cheap pantry items with significant weight loss. But are these silver bullets as mythical as werewolves?
- by Angus Dalton
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Start-ups
Australia’s largest online weight-loss business at loggerheads with regulators
One of the nation’s fastest-growing technology start-ups has accused Australian medical regulators of damaging patient outcomes.
- by David Swan
Opinion
For subscribers
Ozempic brought a different dimension to the Oscars red carpet this year
Weight-loss drugs can be critical for people who need them, but the Oscars surely prompt us to ask: Do we all want to be thin?
- by Jacqueline Maley