These latest actions bring the total number of lawsuits to 132 across 40 states
Ultraprocessed foods, which often contain high levels of sugar, salt or both, are especially good at triggering a quick hit of these neurochemicals, which is why they can become so addictive
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Many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of lifestyle intervention [31, 38, 39] and some drugs approved for the treatment of T2D (metformin, thiazolidinediones, and acarbose) and obesity (orlistat) [32, 40] in preventing or delaying the progression of prediabetes to T2D, showing clearly how weight loss is the main mediator of this effect [38, 41]
however, excluding PIONEER 6 enhanced benefit and narrowed the CI, indicating greater robustness post-exclusion