Posts Tagged ‘obesity mechanisms’

Prader-Willi Reminds Us GLP-1 Is Not the Whole Story of Obesity

June 17, 2025 — While much of the public has focused on the remarkable effects of GLP-1 agonists for many people living with obesity, an even more remarkable story has largely escaped notice. In March, FDA approved the first ever treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome. This drug, an extended-release form of diazoxide choline, is transforming the lives of families of […]

Obesity: Gut Signals, Fat Tissue, and Bariatric Surgery

January 21, 2022 — Bariatric surgery has a profound effect on the chronic disease of obesity. Diabetes goes into remission and hunger recedes. Metabolism finds a steadier state, more compatible with good health. But the billion-dollar question is, how? Make no mistake. This is a big puzzle. Now a series of publications over the last several weeks reveals the […]