You can’t wriggle your way out of obesity. Doctors on YouTube have warned viewers that tapeworm egg pills are being sold on the dark web as a quick-fix weight loss solution — putting consumers at risk of serious illness and potentially death. The parasites are known to make a home in the human gut after … Read more
They’re not cat-walking the walk. Despite calls in recent years for plus-size inclusion on runways, a recent slew of fashion weeks around the globe revealed a notable backing away from the recent industry trend toward body positivity — with insiders are decrying the move as “disheartening.” The shift comes as trendy weight loss drugs like Ozempic … Read more
Spice up your life? A viral TikTok dieting hack claims that adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to your morning coffee alongside cocoa can help you burn fat. How legit is the concoction? Cinnamon is made from the ground inner bark of the cinnamomum tree and falls into two distinct types: cassia and Ceylon. A viral … Read more
Queen Camilla’s son was told “f–k off” when he asked for Ozempic. Tom Parker Bowles, 49, spoke about his desire to obtain Hollywood’s most sought-after weight loss drug, used to treat diabetes when he realized he was “getting too fat,” and his doctor’s reaction to his request. Ozempic is not licensed in the U.K. for weight … Read more
Dina Pattelli can’t weight to wow ’em this fall. Since 2022, the 43-year-old Staten Islander shrank from a Size 18 in jeans at 300 pounds — to a slimmer Size 8, thanks to a combination of trendy weight loss meds. But with her body regularly changing, the married mom of two reports struggling to find flattering ‘fits. Pattelli … Read more
At nearly 500 pounds and battling constant pain and anxiety, Jeanine Raine knew she needed a change. The relentless commentary from teachers, nutritionists, family, and friends about her body prevented her from fully expressing herself. Raine told Today, “The world was kind of mean to me, so I just kind of kept to myself. But … Read more
Who moved their cheese? A pivotal new study that subjected mice to a variety of diets found that genetic factors had a far greater effect on their lifespan than eating habits. “If you want to live a long time, there are things you can control within your lifetime such as diet, but really what you … Read more
These five helped her thrive. Wisconsin weight loss coach Amber Clemens is revealing the five “realistic sacrifices” she made to drop 160 pounds from 2018 to 2020 — and keep it off. In a TikTok this week, Clemens credited her success to preparing meals at home, switching to zero-sugar beverages, relying on pre-portioned snacks, counting desserts in her … Read more
They’re due for a jab of justice. New Yorkers are brazenly reselling prescription diabetic and weight loss medications online through Facebook Marketplace — despite risking up to 15 years in jail by doing so. The Post has obtained multiple, recent local Facebook listings for GLP-1 semaglutide Ozempic, as well as twin tirzapatides Mounjaro and Zepbound, … Read more
Eating right and still not losing weight? Registered dietitian and nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein says the reason could be a gap between what we perceive as a healthy diet and one that supports weight loss. Muhlstein told Fox News Digital this week, “There’s definitely a big difference between healthy and healthy for weight loss. I see so … Read more
Shot of vinegar, anyone? While a spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, experts say a spoonful of vinegar could be the key to weight management and an overall boon to the body. On an episode of the podcast “Diary Of A CEO,” French biochemist and bestselling author Jessie Inchauspé, also known as … Read more
It’s about time — experts suggest that eating your evening meal within a specific two-hour window can boost weight loss, improve sleep and aid digestion. Known as the “early bird approach,” timing your last meal of the day between 5 and 7 p.m. allows you to align with your body’s natural circadian rhythm. This rhythm … Read more
Jon Gosselin put his health at the forefront of his mind this year and dropped more than 50 lbs. He switched up his eating habits, began a new gym routine, and started semaglutide injections, but once he ran out of the weight-loss shots due to a shortage of medication, the pounds almost instantly crept back … Read more
People who want to be teeny-tiny are taking a pint-sized shot of Ozempic. “Microdosing” the weight-loss drug is becoming increasingly common, according to doctors — and it’s not always a bad thing. “It’s basically a tailored approach to dosing Ozempic to meet the needs of the individual,” board-certified family physician and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Britta Reierson … Read more
It didn’t take her long to get hooked. A 62-year-old retired military therapist struggling with extreme foot pain, inflammation and food addiction claims she lost 35 pounds by eating only sardines for more than three months. “People think I’m absolutely nuts,” Jane Crummett told Florida physician Annette Bosworth, known as “Dr. Boz,” last month. Jane … Read more
Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 were discovered in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995. Alarmingly, this younger demographic tends to be diagnosed in the disease’s … Read more
It’s time to scale up your weight loss journey. Registered dietitian Courtney Kassis is sharing five bad habits to ditch while trying to drop pounds. “I’m not gonna lie, these are going to surprise you,” she teased to her 424,600 TikTok followers in a clip last week. Kassis advises against skipping social events, adopting a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a gay man who is best friends with “Carl,” a man who is straight. We are everything you’d expect of a normal friendship. On a surface level, there is no difference. He goes well out of his way to make me feel welcomed and accepted, and I appreciate it. Recently, Carl found … Read more
This might have a shot at the best Halloween costume this year. Online costume emporium Yandy has cashed in on the Ozempic weight-loss drug craze with a new Halloween costume inspired by fat-fighting injections. “Everyone is doing it,” wrote the costume bazaar on its site, where the company has infamously hawked sultry, if strange, Halloween … Read more
Why fork over thousands of dollars a month for prescription weight loss jabs when store-bought supplements claim to have the same effect? Trendy GLP-1 supplements are being touted as “nature’s Ozempic”, promising to deliver a similar outcome as the wildly popular injectable — all for a fraction of the price. Ozempic and sister drugs Wegovy … Read more