Rapid weight loss on popular drugs could ‘starve’ the brain, expert warns

As GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy continue to surge in popularity, experts warn that rapid weight loss and severe caloric restriction could deprive the brain of vital energy and nutrients. Dr. Tommy Wood, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, said the drugs’ effects on the brain may depend on whether the body is getting enough energy and nutrients during weight loss. “The best way to think about this is the spectrum of what we call energy availability,” Wood told Fox News Digital at Strong NY, New York City’s largest annual fitness and wellness festival. “The…

General Mills names insider Dana McNabb as CEO, succeeding Jeff Harmening

General Mills on Wednesday appointed Chief Operating Officer Dana McNabb as its CEO, leaning on an insider to steer the company through a difficult environment of high inflation, low consumer spending and private labels eroding branded goods’ market share. Consumer goods firms have been changing CEOs as boards lose patience…

Yankees back in ALDS in large part to five wise decisions

To make it to your second champagne celebration, you have to make more right decisions than wrong ones. The Yankees aren’t batting 1.000, but today, as they prepare to head to Tampa Bay to face the Rays, it’s fair to say the Yankees made a lot of correct calls. Here…

Mattel chief tapped to be co-CEO of Paramount-WBD with David Ellison

Paramount on Wednesday named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO as it races down the home stretch of merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to form a media giant. Kreiz will join the board and oversee daily operations and the complication fusion of the vast businesses, while Chairman and CEO David…

Senate approves Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor on Wednesday just before heading home to campaign for the midterm elections. Keith Sonderling, who was confirmed 47-41, has been the acting secretary since April and has served in multiple roles within the department over the course…

California governor race heats up as Becerra and Hilton clash on CNN

Steve Hilton came ready to rumble Wednesday night, invoking a notorious Washington insult by reminding voters that Xavier Becerra had been called a “Bitch-ass” by a former Biden administration official — setting a fiery tone as Becerra found himself defending his record from the opening exchanges of California’s lone scheduled…

Dad of Browns, Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam comments on offseason trades

The dad of Browns and Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam was not a fan of his son’s offseason moves. Haslam’s teams both made blockbuster deals this offseason that sent the teams’ long-tenured stars elsewhere, with the Browns trading Myles Garrett and the Bucks sending Giannis Antetokounmpo. “My dad’s 95-and-a-half, but he…

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh mulls fewer interest-rate meetings: report

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is reportedly thinking of cutting down the number of regular meetings where the central bank sets interest rates – which would be one of the biggest changes to the body’s operations in decades. He aired the idea of reducing the annual number of meetings from the…

Blue Jays not as ‘close-knit as last year’ as season spirals

Things have changed in Toronto. Coming off a magical-yet-heartbreaking run to Game 7 of the World Series, where they fell just short of their third title in franchise history, the 2026 Blue Jays are in the basement of the AL East and are nine games under .500 entering play on…

Social media companies sued over deaths of 4 teens as pressure increases for child safety

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in a flurry of suits filed against the social media…

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