Evidence-based articles and explainers related to Weight Loss.
4 published articles
Artificial and other non-nutritive sweeteners generally do not produce a meaningful acute insulin or glucose spike on their own. They may modestly help with weight control when they replace sugar, but long-term observational studies remain harder to interpret.
Intermittent fasting is an effective weight-loss strategy, but most research does not show a major advantage over conventional calorie restriction. The best approach may be the one you can actually maintain.
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can reduce lean mass along with fat. But most of the weight lost is fat, and current evidence does not show that lean-mass loss automatically translates into muscle weakness or pathological muscle wasting.
Fasted cardio can increase the amount of fat your body uses for fuel during exercise. But controlled studies have not shown that this reliably leads to greater body-fat loss over time.
