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Wellness companies embrace weight-loss drugs in bid to avoid fate of WeightWatchers

WeightWatchers' bankruptcy filing underscores the dramatic shift in the weight-loss landscape

The Independent UK

As more and more weight-loss startups prescribe Ozempic and Wegovy, doctors say they’re making unproven claims

Noom, Calibrate, and Embla tell customers they can stop taking GLP-1s and keep off the weight they’ve lost. Doctors and drug manufacturers disagree.

Fortune

These weight-loss startups tell customers they can stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy and stay thin. Doctors disagree

As nearly $1 billion of venture capital dollars have been injected into weight-loss startups since 2023, companies are making unproven claims to attract customers. It’s a new twist on a story as old as the diet industry.

Fortune

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Cooking And Eating: The Sixth Love Language For Seven In 10 Americans

Food becomes a source of comfort and stress relief for majority, with ice cream and pizza topping the list.

Zenger

WeightWatchers CEO: The Ozempic era signals 'the end of diet culture.'

Sima Sistani is shifting her company's focus from willpower to so-called miracle drugs.

Fortune

WeightWatchers and Noom push Ozempic-like drugs over willpower

Executives promise ‘the demise of dieting.’ Could we be so lucky?

Fortune

Jenny Craig not the only problematic diet

As Jenny Craig folds in NZ, Andrea Braakhuis asks how we can best navigate the desire to lose weight alongside the reality that dieting often leads to failure.

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Jenny Craig loses in the Ozempic Age

The way that companies talk (or don't) about losing weight has changed in the last 30 years

Salon

How the definition of good health differs from country to country

Opinions are split on today’s definition of healthy, with a new survey revealing a real divide in how people view health and wellbeing.

The New Daily

Habit bundling – a way to spend less time waiting

Even in the age of instant gratification, the average time Australians spend waiting is 427 hours per year.

The New Daily

Looking to start on a successful weight loss journey? Enter Noom

If one of your 2023 intentions is to learn about how to live a healthier lifestyle, this platform is perfect for you

The Independent UK

How to ditch old habits for good by finding triggers and changing your mindset

Old habits die hard but that doesn't mean you are stuck with them. According to the experts at Noom, understanding what caused us to form habits in the first place will help us ditch them for good

Daily Mirror

Brits have 11 negative thoughts every day - including 'I'm not good enough'

More than a third of Brits feel these thoughts hold them back from achieving their goals - but there are positive affirmations that can combat these

Daily Mirror

Top reasons Brits exercise less in winter - including cold, dark, and wet weather

Nearly a third of Brits say they are less active in winter than at any other time of year - and blame the cold weather and darker mornings and evenings

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Mum who was told her husband would leave her over 22st weight drops eight dress sizes

But Michelle Gayle said her main motivation for losing the weight was her health and family

The Independent UK

Meet the people who swear by Noom for a healthier lifestyle

Real life lessons from Noom users who say the digital health platform changed their lives

Evening Standard

Best weight loss apps to help you reach your goals, from Able to Noom

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Daily Mirror

Houseproud Brits burn nearly 140,000 calories a year - just by cleaning their homes

Washing and drying dishes are the household tasks that burn the most calories per week - 186 on average - while Brits spend most time gardening - over 38 minutes a week

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The processed food industry makes us desperate to lose weight — and then profits from it

In 2020 the diet app Noom surged in popularity, one example of a new — arguably more mindful — era in diet trends. It generated approximately $400 million in revenue that year and has expectations of a $10 billion stock offering.

Tribune News Service

It turns out state lawmakers hate auto-renewal contracts too

Like millions of Americans, Colorado state Rep. Cathy Kipp started a diet during the pandemic. She used a heavily advertised program called Noom, which came with a discounted deal for the first eight months.

Mic

Noom is fat shaming your childhood

The app has been catching heat for implying that abuela is to blame for our "unhealthy" eating habits.

The Independent UK

Noom faces backlash after former users claim the app promotes diet culture

App claims to help users lose weight through a psychology-based approach

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