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Miami Herald
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Kyle Richards Is ‘Monitoring' Daughter Sophia's Diet After Taking Mounjaro and Suffering Hair Loss
Kyle Richards' daughter Sophia Umanksy has been opening up about her scary hair loss that she claims was caused by taking Mounjaro – and a source exclusively tells Life & Style that mom Kyle and dad Mauricio Umansky are both worried sick. "They are really upset that she's taking a weight loss drug when she doesn't need to lose any weight. It's especially upsetting for Kyle because she suffered from an eating disorder when she was younger and the last thing she wants is to see her daughter go through anything similar," a source exclusively tells Life & Style. "Sophia insists that she needed to take it, that she had weight she needed help losing, but the reality is she is not overweight and never has been. It's very worrisome for her parents and they're begging her to stop before she seriously damages her health." Life & Style's source says that Sophia, 25, is "not getting enough nutrients if her hair is falling out." However, the former Buying Beverly Hills star "has vowed to get better about what she eats, but the concern is whether she will actually follow through." "Kyle is now monitoring her diet and nagging her to take her vitamins," the insider continues. "No matter how old Sophia gets Kyle and Mauricio will still dote on her, that's how they are with their kids, they are very hands-on parents." In addition to Sophia, Kyle, 56, and Mauricio, 54, who announced their separation in July 2023, also share kids Alexia Umansky, 28, and Portia Umansky, 17. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also shares her oldest daughter, Farrah Aldjufrie, 36, with ex-husband Guraish Aldjufrie. In May, Sophia revealed that she was taking Mounjaro for a few months for weight loss purposes. The drug is intended for people who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. However, the reality star grew concerned once she noticed that her hair was continuously falling out. "I am very lucky that I have so much hair because at the rate that I've been losing hair, I'm going to be bald in about one week. I started Mounjaro about four months ago and I would say, like, maybe for the past three weeks to one month, I've noticed a dramatic hair loss situation," Sophia said in a May 1 TikTok video. Later in the clip, Sophia admitted that she wasn't following a healthy nutrient-based diet to accommodate her rapid weight loss. "Because of the medication and not eating enough vitamins, protein, all that kind of stuff," she admitted. "I feel like at the beginning of starting this medication, I was just making sure I was eating enough. I wasn't really thinking about enough protein, enough vitamins, all that kind of stuff. So, I think because of that, I have started losing hair." Despite Sophia's transparency, the comments section of the post was filled with people who criticized her for taking a weight loss drug. She reacted to the hate via TikTok two weeks later and backed her decision to take the medication. "Manjaro is FDA approved for type 2 diabetes, but it's also being prescribed safely and legally for weight management and metabolic issues, and I'm not gonna lay out my full medical chart here for you guys, but just know that my doctor and I made this decision for good reasons," Sophia said in the May 12 video. "And yes, I am losing a ton of hair, but I still think it's worth it. I think my confidence has never been better and that, to me, makes it worth it." Sophia also shared that she's managing her weight loss "with vitamins and supplements and a new routine," and that her hair loss is not a "deal breaker" for her. Copyright 2025 A360 Media. All rights reserved.
CBC
15-04-2025
- Health
- CBC
New guidelines to treat childhood obesity send mixed messages, says UPEI prof
Social Sharing An associate professor and registered dietitian at the University of Prince Edward Island is calling new Canadian guidelines to treat childhood obesity problematic. "You're saying, on one hand, we don't want to stigmatize heavy weight, but then on the other, you're pulling out pretty big guns to try and attack this," said Sarah Hewko. "As a child, you're going to be like, 'OK, which one is it? Is it something I should feel ashamed of and deserve to be treated differently for? Or is it not?'" The guidelines were co-developed by Obesity Canada and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday. It's the first time the guidelines have been updated in nearly 20 years. "The main kind of takeaways are that we shouldn't be focusing necessarily on specifically weight," said Ian Patton, the director of advocacy and public engagement at Obesity Canada. "The important things are the health outcomes — you know, quality of life." Why this doctor says BMI shouldn't be used to diagnose obesity 3 months ago Duration 9:00 'Pretty extreme' The recommendation includes not just physical, psychological and nutritional interventions, but also medical ones — for example, considering prescribing Ozempic or Mounjaro for children at least 12 years old and surgeries like gastric bypass for those 13 and older. "It's not saying that every one that is, you know, living with obesity or every kid that has obesity should be put on a medication. That is absolutely not what the guidelines state," said Patton. "But for some people, they are a valuable tool that could be very effective and could be life-altering." Hewko said the guidelines send mixed messages. She is happy to see components talking about weight stigma, but including "recommendations that you can use surgery and Ozempic or Manjaro in kids is stigmatizing," she believes. "That's a pretty extreme thing. I do have some fear around that." Hewko also has concerns about how P.E.I.'s health-care system might struggle to use the guidelines to address issues, given the long waits for family doctors and the demand for more pediatricians. Still, Patton is optimistic that the new guidelines will make a difference. He grew up living with obesity and believes these latest recommendations could have helped. "Just having the knowledge of, you know, 'How we can go about this?' can really, really have a positive impact on families as a whole," he said. "I was really, really ill at one point and I needed some pretty significant help. And I didn't, you know, didn't need to get that far."
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New guidelines to treat childhood obesity send mixed messages, says UPEI prof
An associate professor and registered dietitian at the University of Prince Edward Island is calling new Canadian guidelines to treat childhood obesity problematic. "You're saying, on one hand, we don't want to stigmatize heavy weight, but then on the other, you're pulling out pretty big guns to try and attack this," said Sarah Hewko. "As a child, you're going to be like, 'OK, which one is it? Is it something I should feel ashamed of and deserve to be treated differently for? Or is it not?'" The guidelines were co-developed by Obesity Canada and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday. It's the first time the guidelines have been updated in nearly 20 years. "The main kind of takeaways are that we shouldn't be focusing necessarily on specifically weight," said Ian Patton, the director of advocacy and public engagement at Obesity Canada. "The important things are the health outcomes — you know, quality of life." 'Pretty extreme' The recommendation includes not just physical, psychological and nutritional interventions, but also medical ones — for example, considering prescribing Ozempic or Mounjaro for children at least 12 years old and surgeries like gastric bypass for those 13 and older. "It's not saying that every one that is, you know, living with obesity or every kid that has obesity should be put on a medication. That is absolutely not what the guidelines state," said Patton. "But for some people, they are a valuable tool that could be very effective and could be life-altering." 'I completely agree with the components of the guideline that talk about weight stigma,' says Sarah Hewko. (Sheehan Desjardins/CBC News) Hewko said the guidelines send mixed messages. She is happy to see components talking about weight stigma, but including "recommendations that you can use surgery and Ozempic or Manjaro in kids is stigmatizing," she believes. "That's a pretty extreme thing. I do have some fear around that." Hewko also has concerns about how P.E.I.'s health-care system might struggle to use the guidelines to address issues, given the long waits for family doctors and the demand for more pediatricians. 'I know that [my parents] struggled with what to do because there wasn't options, there wasn't knowledge. It wasn't something we talked about,' says Ian Patton. (Submitted by Ian Patton) Still, Patton is optimistic that the new guidelines will make a difference. He grew up living with obesity and believes these latest recommendations could have helped. "Just having the knowledge of, you know, 'How we can go about this?' can really, really have a positive impact on families as a whole," he said. "I was really, really ill at one point and I needed some pretty significant help. And I didn't, you know, didn't need to get that far." While more research is still needed, Patton hopes the introduction of guidelines can change how people understand and think about obesity.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Influencer Remi Bader reveals she got weight loss surgery after health concerns
Influencer Remi Bader is opening up about how her weight loss procedure led her into a "deep depression." The TikTok star appeared on Khloé Kardashian's podcast "Khloé in Wonder Land." In an interview posted Wednesday on X, Bader, 30, opened up about undergoing a bariatric surgery called SADI-S over a year ago due to her health issues and her struggle with opening up about the surgery due to privacy concerns. Bader explained that she gained "80 to 100 pounds" in 2023, and suffered from knee pain. At one point, she was bedridden for a month due to back pain. Bader said other weight loss methods didn't work for her, including trying Ozempic twice and Manjaro once. "I tried Ozempic before it was even a thing," she said. "My doctor was just like, 'Oh, you're pre-diabetic, you should try this.' I lost probably, like 10 pounds, but I was really sick and threw up a lot from it." She then began considering other methods. Though she was concerned with public perception, a doctor referred to her convinced her to have a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy, a newer procedure recommended for her situation that is supposed to be simpler than other weight loss surgeries such as gastric bypass. Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss Normally, the surgery is a brief recovery process, her doctor told her, but for Bader, it was the "worst thing of my life." "I couldn't leave the hospital. I couldn't swallow water. I was like, projectile vomiting," she said. "But then that went on for six weeks." Things got so bad that Bader went to stay with her parents, she said. She describes the recovery process as a dark time: "I got (in) a very scary, deep depression. I did not want to live anymore, I would literally just stare at the wall all day and be sick. It was just horrifying." She also battled with feelings of guilt. "I think at that time, I had a lot of regret. I was like, 'Oh my God, I've been this person that people looked up to online for this whole time,'" she added. "I was very open that I was struggling, but I was this person that was like, 'But be confident in whatever you look like.'" Now, she said she's in a much better mindset and is getting to a place where she loves herself internally and externally. The model emphasized that people with bigger body types could be healthy, and admitted that she was "so jealous" of her friends who were confident in their bodies. But, she said, "My journey was different." "I was in pain. I was struggling with health, and this is what I felt I needed to do," she said. Jelly Roll lost 110 pounds after 'battle' with food addiction after diet, working out SADI-S is a bariatric, or weight loss, surgery combining two weight loss procedures: a sleeve gastrectomy and a duodenal switch, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. For the sleeve gastrectomy, a doctor removes nearly 80% of the stomach into a smaller, tube-shaped stomach. For the duodenal switch, the first part of the small intestine is divided just below the stomach, and a section of the intestine is rerouted and connected to the stomach. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Remi Bader says she got weight loss surgery SADI-S
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Influencer Remi Bader reveals she got weight loss surgery after health concerns
Influencer Remi Bader reveals she got weight loss surgery after health concerns Show Caption Hide Caption Ozempic warning: Experts warn of side effects from weight loss drug Experts are warning of the possible side effects of popular diabetes medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro when used for weight loss. Influencer Remi Bader is opening up about how her weight loss procedure led her into a "deep depression." The TikTok star appeared on Khloé Kardashian's podcast "Khloé in Wonder Land." In an interview posted Wednesday on X, Bader, 30, opened up about undergoing a bariatric surgery called SADI-S over a year ago due to her health issues and her struggle with opening up about the surgery due to privacy concerns. Bader explained that she gained "80 to 100 pounds" in 2023, and suffered from knee pain. At one point, she was bedridden for a month due to back pain. Bader said other weight loss methods didn't work for her, including trying Ozempic twice and Manjaro once. "I tried Ozempic before it was even a thing," she said. "My doctor was just like, 'Oh, you're pre-diabetic, you should try this.' I lost probably, like 10 pounds, but I was really sick and threw up a lot from it." She then began considering other methods. Though she was concerned with public perception, a doctor referred to her convinced her to have a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy, a newer procedure recommended for her situation that is supposed to be simpler than other weight loss surgeries such as gastric bypass. Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss Why Remi Bader calls weight loss surgery recovery 'worst thing of my life' Normally, the surgery is a brief recovery process, her doctor told her, but for Bader, it was the "worst thing of my life." "I couldn't leave the hospital. I couldn't swallow water. I was like, projectile vomiting," she said. "But then that went on for six weeks." Things got so bad that Bader went to stay with her parents, she said. She describes the recovery process as a dark time: "I got (in) a very scary, deep depression. I did not want to live anymore, I would literally just stare at the wall all day and be sick. It was just horrifying." She also battled with feelings of guilt. "I think at that time, I had a lot of regret. I was like, 'Oh my God, I've been this person that people looked up to online for this whole time,'" she added. "I was very open that I was struggling, but I was this person that was like, 'But be confident in whatever you look like.'" Now, she said she's in a much better mindset and is getting to a place where she loves herself internally and externally. The model emphasized that people with bigger body types could be healthy, and admitted that she was "so jealous" of her friends who were confident in their bodies. But, she said, "My journey was different." "I was in pain. I was struggling with health, and this is what I felt I needed to do," she said. Jelly Roll lost 110 pounds after 'battle' with food addiction after diet, working out What is SADI-S? SADI-S is a bariatric, or weight loss, surgery combining two weight loss procedures: a sleeve gastrectomy and a duodenal switch, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. For the sleeve gastrectomy, a doctor removes nearly 80% of the stomach into a smaller, tube-shaped stomach. For the duodenal switch, the first part of the small intestine is divided just below the stomach, and a section of the intestine is rerouted and connected to the stomach.
