Obesity
‘Backfired’: Ozempic maker’s disastrous trial and its $US475 billion meltdown
Analysts say Novo Nordisk’s new obesity drug may be obsolete before it hits the shelves, underlining a massive fall from grace for the company behind the weight loss boom.
- Colin Kruger
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The 10-minute backyard habit I used as a stress-buster
Growing vegetables is not only a good way to get access to healthy food, it could also be a path to better mental health and community cohesion.
- Dani Valent
It created Ozempic. Now this company has run into major problems
The maker of Ozempic is facing stiff competition from rival obesity drug companies, as well as unproven knock-offs from China.
- Colin Kruger and Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Weight loss
Say yes to these drugs. They will save your life
A skinny doctor applauded my weight loss via diet and exercise rather than drugs. I wish I’d told him to get lost. I’d have taken those drugs in a flash.
- Jenna Price
Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors
Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.
- Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
- Opinion
- Health & wellness
Let them eat cake: We have a fix for obesity, but only the wealthy can afford it
The wealthy now collect decades of life in the same way they once collected art or property.
- Vinay Rane
Where you live could add five centimetres to your waistline – but only for some
Research has joined the dots between housing density, disadvantage and obesity, in a study with implications for how we should plan our cities.
- Adam Carey
Australia to subsidise weight-loss drugs for the first time – but only for some
A long-awaited decision published on Friday lays the groundwork for pharmaceuticals to be subsidised for more patients with obesity.
- Henrietta Cook and Angus Thomson
- Analysis
- Science
Is my chocolate snack making me hungrier?
Why do I feel more hungry if I eat a chocolate snack in the afternoon than if I eat nothing at all? Here’s the reason.
- Liam Mannix
Warning for Australia as child obesity rates reach grim milestone
Global efforts to combat child malnutrition have largely focused on those going hungry. But obesity is now an even bigger threat, UNICEF has warned.
- Angus Thomson