Science for a Healthier Tomorrow
Can Diet Stop Menopause Weight Gain?
A 12-year study of 38,283 US women tied plant-forward diets to slightly less weight gain at menopause — an association, not proof diet stops it.
Does a Longevity Diet Work in Humans?
In old mice a low-protein diet with added methionine cut fat and frailty without cutting calories but did not extend life; a human diabetes link was unadjusted.
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Can a GLP-1 Pill Work as Well as a Diabetes Pill?
In an 810-person phase 3 trial in China, an investigational oral GLP-1 pill lowered HbA1c about as much as the diabetes pill dapagliflozin over 32 weeks.
Does the New “GLP-1 Fiber” Help You Eat Less?
EFSA judged inulin-propionate ester safe to add to food — a safety ruling, not a weight-loss result. The longest 12-month trial found no weight-gain difference.
Does Processing Change How Food Is Metabolized?
A small crossover matched two meals on calories and nutrients. Insulin, energy use and fuel choice still differed — an acute lab signal, not weight or disease.
Can Diet and Exercise Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?
In a 96-person randomized trial, a low-energy diet plus supervised exercise put early type 2 diabetes into remission in 54% versus 4% on usual care.
Does Creatine Build Muscle Without Exercise?
A 12-week trial found creatine raised lean mass by about 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) without exercise — but the estimate was imprecise and exercise status self-selected.
Do Diet Drinks Work as Well as Water for Weight Loss?
A 2-year randomized trial found adults in a weight program who drank non-nutritive-sweetened soft drinks were not worse off than water drinkers.
How Much Weight Loss Does Retatrutide Produce?
Two Phase 3 trials found the investigational drug retatrutide produced about 25% average weight loss in obesity without diabetes and 19% with type 2 diabetes.
Is Tirzepatide Better Than Semaglutide for Weight Loss?
A meta-analysis of 10 head-to-head studies found tirzepatide produced about 4 percentage points more weight loss than semaglutide, with more serious adverse events.
Does Time-Restricted Eating Work in PCOS?
A 6-month trial found a 6-hour eating window without calorie counting produced weight loss comparable to a 25% calorie cut in 76 women with PCOS — not a proven equal.