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Can Vegetarians Build as Much Muscle?
A 12-week trial in 108 adults 55+ found both vegetarian and omnivorous diets built muscle — but non-inferiority wasn't proven and vegetarian protein was lower.
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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.
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.
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.
Does Eating the Same Meals Help You Lose Weight?
In a 12-week program, adults whose food logs showed more repeated foods and steadier calories lost somewhat more weight — 5.9% vs 4.3%, an association, not proof of cause.
Do Weight Loss Drugs Lower Cancer Risk?
A large observational study found a 41% lower relative risk of obesity-associated cancer diagnoses in adults on GLP-1 drugs. Its design cannot show cause.
Does Time Restricted Eating Work?
In a two-week crossover trial, 31 women ate inside an 8-hour window. Insulin sensitivity and cardiometabolic markers did not improve — an imprecise null.
Does Cutting Processed Foods Improve Health?
A small trial in adults 65+ cut ultra-processed food to about 13% of calories: they ate less, lost about 4 kg, and markers improved — but the cause is unclear.
How many daily steps lead to good weight management?
A 14-trial meta-analysis found higher step counts tracked with more weight kept off — but 8,500 steps was the average walked, not a proven target.