Hunger

Experimental Weight Loss Procedure 'Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:27

The future of weight loss is looking more varied by the second. This week, scientists have reported the preliminary findings of a small trial testing out a novel, non-surgical procedure for obesity—one that works by burning part of the mucus-filled lining of the stomach. The patients in the trial lost about 8% of…

stomach, Hunger, digestive system, health medical pharma, semaglutide, bariatric surgery, abdomen

Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:45

Gizmodo

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is making a plea to some of its customers: stop hoarding our weight loss drugs. In a new Oscar-themed commercial set to run on TV this weekend, the drugmaker is not-so-subtly telling people to stay away from its new blockbuster medications if they’re only looking to lose a few pounds.…

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Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs Actually Work—so What's Next?

Thu, 12/28/2023 - 11:10

Gizmodo

Few prescription drugs have entered the public consciousness as abruptly as Ozempic and Wegovy have in recent years. Novo Nordisk’s brand-name medications have become as synonymous with weight loss as Viagra and Cialis are with erectile dysfunction. But while 2023 has made it clear that these and similar drugs really…

Weight Loss, Hunger, health medical pharma, semaglutide, peptide therapeutics, anti obesity medication, type 2 diabetes

What Was the Inspiration Behind the Reality TV Concept for The Hunger Games?

Mon, 11/20/2023 - 18:00

Gizmodo : Sports

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About 3.5 million more American families went hungry after food prices spiked and the pandemic-era child tax credit ended

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

Volunteers and staff serve food to people in New York on May 6, 2023.
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

economy, politics, economy, Food, Hunger, food-insecurity, child-tax-credit

Millions of Americans are facing a hunger cliff as food stamps are slashed: 'The poorer you are, the poorer you eat'

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy

People line up for Thanksgiving food pantry distribution organized by Council of Peoples Organization in Brooklyn, New York on November 23, 2021.
YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images

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Food banks, already struggling with high demand, are bracing themselves for an onslaught once emergency food stamps wind down: 'This is really, really going to hurt some of the most vulnerable populations'

Sun, 02/26/2023 - 08:00

Tech Insider : Economy

loading food at food bank — Walter Woods loads food for charity africActive at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Los Angeles Thursday, Dec 1, 2022.
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Meet a Gen Xer forced to cut $135 from her monthly grocery budget as emergency food stamps suddenly end in March: 'We don't know how we're going to make it'

Thu, 02/16/2023 - 08:58

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

women checking receipt at grocery store — LordHenriVoton/Getty Images

economy, politics, snap benefits, Food Stamps, pandemic economy, SNAP benefits cut, snap

Millions of Americans are about to be forced to cut up to $258 a month out of their grocery budgets as emergency food stamps suddenly end in March

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy

young woman shopping — Drazen Zigic/Getty Images

Hunger

Experimental Weight Loss Procedure 'Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings

stomach, Hunger, digestive system, health medical pharma, semaglutide, bariatric surgery, abdomen

Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

Eli Lilly, eli lilly and company, anti obesity medication, Hunger, health medical pharma, glp 1 receptor agonist, semaglutide

Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs Actually Work—so What's Next?

Weight Loss, Hunger, health medical pharma, semaglutide, peptide therapeutics, anti obesity medication, type 2 diabetes

What Was the Inspiration Behind the Reality TV Concept for The Hunger Games?

the hunger games, Hunger, structured document, entertainment culture, imax films, lionsgate films, human interest

About 3.5 million more American families went hungry after food prices spiked and the pandemic-era child tax credit ended

economy, politics, economy, Food, Hunger, food-insecurity, child-tax-credit

Millions of Americans are facing a hunger cliff as food stamps are slashed: 'The poorer you are, the poorer you eat'

economy, Food Stamps, snap benefits, SNAP benefits cut, Poverty, Hunger, American hunger

Food banks, already struggling with high demand, are bracing themselves for an onslaught once emergency food stamps wind down: 'This is really, really going to hurt some of the most vulnerable populations'

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Republicans want to restore 'dignity' for millions of Americans on food stamps by cutting their benefits even more

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Meet a Gen Xer forced to cut $135 from her monthly grocery budget as emergency food stamps suddenly end in March: 'We don't know how we're going to make it'

economy, politics, snap benefits, Food Stamps, pandemic economy, SNAP benefits cut, snap

Millions of Americans are about to be forced to cut up to $258 a month out of their grocery budgets as emergency food stamps suddenly end in March

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