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Study questions need for 12-hour fasting before blood tests
A study found that the common practice of fasting for 8 to 12 hours before blood tests may not be necessary for most test items. A Korean research team analysed about 9.76 million test results from 101,148 adult patients at a university hospital and compared results by fasting duration. Only some measures, including blood glucose and triglycerides, showed meaningful differences, and researchers called for fasting guidance to vary by test item.
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Lilly\'s next-generation obesity drug retatrutide shows 25 percent weight loss in 80 weeks
Eli Lilly\'s next-generation obesity drug candidate retatrutide showed an average 25 percent weight loss at the highest dose after 80 weeks in a Phase 3 trial. Among participants who extended treatment to 104 weeks, average weight loss rose to 30 percent. Results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, with more than one-third losing at least 30 percent of body weight. The study did not directly compare retatrutide with existing obesity drugs, and researchers said further trials are needed.
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Women with night-owl pattern eat more late-night snacks and have higher body fat - study
A study found that women who stay awake late, described as having a night-owl pattern, were linked to higher body fat and metabolic indicators. The research, published in Frontiers, analysed data from 287 New Zealand women of European and Pacific ethnicity aged 18 to 45. Evening-type participants consumed more late-night food and had higher BMI and fat measures. Blood markers such as glucose and triglycerides were also higher, though generalisation is limited.