Lifestyle Interventions Should Not be Replaced by GLP-1s
24 Jul
Lifestyle

Lifestyle Interventions Should Not be Replaced by GLP-1s

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LONDON, UK – 25th July 2025 – Leading health professionals and medical bodies are issuing a stern reminder that while the new generation of GLP-1 receptor agonists offers groundbreaking benefits for weight management and metabolic health, they should not be seen as a replacement for fundamental lifestyle interventions. The consensus emerging from recent medical conferences and published research firmly reiterates that diet, exercise, and behavioural changes remain the cornerstone of sustainable health. The advent of GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, has been hailed as a revolutionary step in the fight against obesity and type 2 diabetes, offering significant weight loss and improved glycaemic control for many patients. However, there's growing concern that their efficacy might overshadow the critical role of comprehensive lifestyle modifications. "While GLP-1s are incredibly powerful tools in our arsenal, it's crucial we...
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Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy
24 Jul
Health News

Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy

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Health Many people like to check that they have walked 10,000 steps over the course of a day, but falling short of that target still seems to bring serious health benefits By Chris Stokel-Walker Monitoring daily step counts can be an easy way of gauging how active you have beenVolkerpreusser/Alamy LONDON, UK – 25th July 2025 – For years, the widely promoted target of 10,000 steps a day has been the golden standard for health enthusiasts. However, emerging research and a growing consensus among medical professionals suggest that a more achievable goal of 7,000 steps daily may be perfectly adequate for maintaining good health and significantly reducing the risk of chronic diseases. The findings, which challenge the ubiquitous 10,000-step recommendation (often attributed to a marketing campaign for a Japanese pedometer in the 1960s), offer a welcome dose of realism for...
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Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
24 Jul
Health News

Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent

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The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment, health care, and more. But as the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term have unfolded, these scientists say they have found themselves as pawns in what they call a strongly antiscience administration.Some are speaking out publicly. Several hundred staffers at the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and NASA have banded together to write to their leaders and other government officials. The resulting letters, published by the nonprofit organization Stand Up for Science, decry deep cuts at the agencies and changing priorities that belie their traditional missions and go far beyond the shifts that typically occur under new presidents. (A fourth letter, made public late July 22 by the New York...
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