Overweight people lost 35 to 52 pounds on newly approved diabetes drug, study says

Tirzepatide, which is sold under the brand name Mounjaro, was studied in people without diabetes in three dosages: 5, 10 and 15 milligrams. Participants with obesity or who were overweight…

Why Did the U.S. Government Amass More Than a Billion Pounds of Cheese?

THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE MAY 21, 2022, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. The year was 1981, and President Ronald Reagan had…

Can an obscure vitamin supplement help dieters shed the pounds?

Slimmers have been emptying chemists’ shelves of a little-known vitamin supplement after a video claiming it helped one woman lose an astonishing seven stone in six months went viral on…