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Curated Video

America's Poison Centers: 69% rise in GLP-1 overdose calls in the first half of the year

Higher Ed
Health officials are warning some patients have made themselves sick after messing up dosing a version of popular weight loss drugs. (Scripps News)
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Curated Video

Drugmaker says weight loss drugs reduced Type 2 diabetes risk by 94%

Higher Ed
Eli Lilly says one of its weight-loss drugs can greatly reduce the risk of developing diabetes among a group highly at risk for the disease. (Scripps News)
News Clip2:45
Curated Video

The politics behind insurance companies covering weight-loss drugs

Higher Ed
Out-of-pocket costs for some prescription weight-loss drugs can hover around $1,000 per month for some individuals.
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Bloomberg

Ozempic Could Impact Food Company Earnings

Higher Ed
A new class of weight-loss drugs has rattled global equity markets, sending shares of everything from food and beverage companies to medical-device makers tumbling. As earnings season kicks into high gear, firms are expected to reveal if...
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Bloomberg

Weighty Matters

Higher Ed
Everything comes with its fair share of side effects. People are rapidly dropping weight on Ozempic, which means less consumption of foods such as sweets, treats and snacks. We take a look at the economic impact of appetite-suppressing...
News Clip2:23
Bloomberg

Weight-Loss Drug Seen to Save Airlines Millions

Higher Ed
Airlines and planemakers obsess about reducing jet-fuel consumption by constantly finding new ways to reduce aircraft weight. They may have new allies in Ozempic and other similar slimming medications. Rishaad Salamat, Yvonne Man and...
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Curated Video

Website works out nutritional value of recipes

Higher Ed
An Israeli company has come up with a new website which analyses the nutritional value of online food recipes. It's been designed to help those who are watching their weight or just want to know more about what they're eating. It's easy...
News Clip4:46
Curated Video

Medics warn against weight loss supplements

Higher Ed
AP Television Berlin - 9 July 2010 1. Weight-loss supplements on shelf 2. Close of package 3. Close of packaging 4. Pull focus from one package to another 5. Alexandra Schellbach, BerlinApotheke nutritionist with customer, Schellbach...
News Clip2:57
Bloomberg

Why Herbalife's Forex Killed Earnings

Higher Ed
Nov. 3 -- Herbalife, the nutrition company facing a U.S. regulatory probe, posted third-quarter profit that trailed analysts estimates and cut its earnings forecast for the year as sales declined in the Americas. Bloomberg's Cory Johnson...
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Sky News

Fitness trackers 'may offer no health benefit'

Higher Ed
Fitness trackers 'may offer no health benefit'
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Science Now: Obesity

9th - 10th
A scientific inquiry into what causes obesity. Includes research surrounding a chemical in the brain proven to regulate body weight. [12:20]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hormones, Body Mass, and Obesity

9th - 10th
Explains the factors that influence a person's body mass and the role that hormones play in regulating hunger. [4:38]