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☆ Step aside, Ozempic — Zyn is the new (delusional) weight-loss quick fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Mia De Graaf | Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Now, Zyn users are buzzing about another purported side effect: Some claim that their habit has triggered weight loss. Andrea Hernández, author of consumer trend newsletter Snaxshot, pointed out this craze this week, sharing a collection of social media posts about Zyn and weight loss. "I've used Zyn nicotine pouches occasionally over the past few years but have started to use them regularly because they help me focus and curb my hunger," a Reddit user wrote in r/intermittentfasting. While nicotine pouches circumvent the health effects of cigarettes that are caused by tobacco, they still do a number on your body. She worries that "we don't fully understand how nicotine works to regulate appetite in people, specifically with obesity."

Persons: —, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Andrea Hernández, I've, Carolyn Bramante, Bramante, vapes, Slim, Apple AirPods, Philip Morris, Forget, I'm, Elon Musk, Charles Barkley, Hernández, Michael M, Beverly Tchang, Tchang, Iuliia Burmistrova Organizations: Service, Business, University of Minnesota, FDA, Lucky, Samsung, Getty, Weill, Philip Morris International, Swedish Locations: New York

☆ 'Weekend warriors' who don't exercise during the week can still lose weight, research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Exercising on the weekends may help you lose weight just as much as weekday workouts. AdvertisementYou don't have to hit the gym every day to burn fat and lose weight — getting some exercise on the weekends works just as well, new research suggests. Current exercise guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (like brisk walking, light biking, or household chores) or 75 minutes a week of vigorous exercise (such as playing sports, hiking, or heavy lifting). Longer, less frequent exercise sessions may be useful for people who want to lose weight but struggle to find time for a workout on a busy schedule. Rucking, an increasingly popular workout style that involves carrying a weighted pack, can also be an efficient way to lose weight while building muscle at the same time.

Persons: —, trimmer, Lihua Zhang, Zhang, Dr, Beverly Tchang Organizations: Service, Obesity, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: Beijing

☆ Lose that belly by working out extra hard on weekends, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Our results indicated that there was no difference between the weekend warrior pattern and regularly active pattern in abdominal and general adiposity (fat),” Zhang said in an email. The average weekend warrior workout was of higher intensity and longer duration than weekday workouts by people in the study, Zhang said. In fact, weekend warriors in the study spent 147.6 minutes — almost the entire recommendation for a week — in each exercise session over the two-day period. That perseverance paid off when it came to belly fat, the study found. “On a high level, this study reaffirms the old adage about physical activity and health: any activity is better than no activity, said Tchang, who was not involved in the research.

Persons: ”, Lihua Zhang, ” Zhang, Zhang, Andrew Freeman, “, Freeman, Martin Novak, Beverly Tchang, Tchang Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, World Health Organization, United, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Jewish Health, National Health, Getty, Control, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: United States, Beijing, Denver , Colorado, New York City

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