Blood fat profiles confirm health benefits of replacing butter with high-quality plant oils

Switching from a diet high in saturated animal fats to one rich in plant-based unsaturated fats affects the fat composition in the blood, which in turn influences long-term disease risk.

Medicaid covers GLP-1 meds for obesity in just 13 states, analysis finds

Poorer folks’ access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like

Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS. Here’s what that means for patients

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The weight loss jab Mounjaro will soon be made available to nearly a quarter of a million NHS patients, according to proposals made by the National