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Samantha Ruth Prabhu reveals reason behind not doing junk food ads: ‘Now, I vet my brands with 3 doctors…’
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu reveals reason behind not doing junk food ads: ‘Now, I vet my brands with 3 doctors…’

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been battling a rare autoimmune disorder for a couple of years now. In a recent conversation with food pharmer, aka Revant Himatsingka, the Citadel: Honey Bunny actor said that following her diagnosis, she has stopped endorsing junk food and passed up on plenty of brand advertisements. “When I entered this industry in my 20’s, the symbol of success was based on the number of projects you have, the number of brands you endorse and how many brands want your face on their products and I was very happy that all of these big multinational brands wanted me as their brand ambassador,” she said, adding, “I have given up and said no to more than 15 brands just last year, and of course that’s crores and crores of money” She added that every time there is an endorsement now, ...
Bill Gates supports weight loss drugs, suggests ways to tackle obesity
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Bill Gates supports weight loss drugs, suggests ways to tackle obesity

Obesity is a problem money cannot fix, believes Bill Gates, who advocates undertaking certain behavioural modifications along with the use of weight loss drugs to tackle this condition. In a recent conversation with podcaster Raj Shamani, the American businessman spoke about the importance of GLP-1 drugs that mimic a natural hormone in the body to regulate blood sugar and appetite, along with lifestyle changes necessary to keep the obesity pandemic in check. “The most promising is a class of drugs called these GLP-1 drugs that are going to go off patent to become cheap. I’m always a little ‘over-focused’ on a scientific solution. So, maybe a combination of that behaviour change and the new tools. But behaviour change is hard; we haven’t succeeded in that as much as we’d like to,” said the ...