The Path Toward a Metabolic Health Revolution–McKinsey report Their new report explores how the advent of GLP-1s has brought the treatment of obesity to the forefront of public attention. Nearly 900 million adults globally are living with obesity, a substantial risk factor for at least 20 diseases/conditions. The rise of GLP-1s is shifting the discussion of obesity from an intractable issue to a treatable medical…
Nightmares Linked to Rapid Biological Aging and Early Death A 2025 study from Imperial College London, analyzing 183,000 adults and 2,400 children, found that those who had bad dreams once a week or more had shorter telomeres, associated with faster cellular aging. They also found that those who experienced regular nightmares were three times more likely to die before the age of 70 compared with those who did not––concluding…
The Wellness Generational Shift: The Young Value Wellbeing Over Wealth By Thierry Malleret, economist The unprecedented emphasis that younger generations place on wellbeing is a major paradigm shift, and one that suggests a very bright future for the wellness industry. All over the world, and especially in higher-income countries, younger gens have an appreciation very different from their parents of what success looks like. In…
Wellness Policies Can Combat Loneliness By Tonia Callender, GWI research fellow Too often, those who experience loneliness and isolation suffer in silence and hesitate to ask for help. Physicians and psychologists have raised growing concerns about the lasting consequences of this trend. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection released its global report, From Loneliness to Social Connection, which highlights the…
Landmark Study Shows Exercise Is “Better Than Drugs” in Stopping Cancer Returning A world-first randomized controlled trial (2025) with patients from the US, UK, Australia, France, Canada and Israel has found that a structured exercise regime after cancer treatment (with a personal coach and movement equivalent to three to four walks a week of between 45 and 60 minutes) can dramatically reduce the risk of…
China’s Wellness Explosion By Thierry Malleret, economist Few would dispute that China has a unique ability to play the long game and to mobilize the required resources accordingly, whether that’s related to trade or wellness policies. Last March, during the 14th National People’s Congress, the National Health Commission announced the launch of a three-year campaign called the “Healthy China 2030” plan to promote healthy lifestyles…
