Highly Processed Foods : Processed foods often contain added sugars, unhealthy fats, and excess calories, making it harder to lose weight and lead to cravings
They are an artifact of the delivery system
For example, about 77% of the propensity-matched cohort were white, and 70% were female, meaning that future studies could include more diversity among participants
Typical monitoring might involve checking thyroid function every 3 to 6 months during active weight loss, then returning to standard annual monitoring once weight stabilizes
Go deeper: As WBUR's Priyanka Dayal McCluskey recently reported, the $200 million that BCBS spent on GLP drugs in 2024 was a main driver of why health care premiums for all customers soared this year
Semaglutide has approvals for reducing cardiovascular risks in patients with heart disease, protecting kidney function in those with chronic kidney disease, and treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) with liver fibrosis