Last week, a study was published examining the role of diet, nutrition, and physical activity as risk factors for becoming overweight or obese in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS). The study analysed the diets of 188 people with Down syndrome living in London, Barcelona and Paris (aged 12–45 years, without dementia). The main finding was that eating higher protein was significantly associated with lower body mass index (BMI). BMI is essentially the measure of body weight r

Nutrition support for people using Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and similar GLP-1s One of the most powerful — and often life-changing — effects of GLP-1 medications is their ability to reduce food noise . For people who have never struggled with their weight, the concept of food noise can be difficult to understand. But for those who live with obesity or long-term weight gain, it is profoundly real. What is food noise? Food noise is the constant mental and physical pull toward f

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