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Yale Obesity Research Center

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Jan 14, 2026
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Who is Dr Ania and what are her claimed 'salt trick' benefits?

Dr. Ania refers in reporting to Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD, a Yale School of Medicine obesity specialist whose name and image have been co-opted into a viral “pink salt” or “pink Himalayan salt” morn...

Nov 5, 2025
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Who is Dr. Ania Jasterboff and what is her connection to Lipomax?

Dr. Ania Jastreboff is a Yale endocrinologist and director of the Yale Obesity Research Center known for clinical and research work on obesity and GLP‑1 medications; the sources reviewed show Multiple...

Jan 15, 2026
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Has Yale or Dr. Ania Jastreboff publicly commented on or debunked the pink salt trick?

Yale Medicine and Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff have publicly stated that the viral “pink salt trick” for weight loss is not medically supported and has no connection to her or Yale, and Yale’s specialist pr...

Jan 15, 2026

Does Dr. Ania Jasterboff hold a leadership or medical advisory role at Lipomax?

A review of available reporting finds no credible evidence that Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff holds a leadership or medical advisory role at a product or company called LipoMax; multiple authoritative source...

Jan 15, 2026

How has Yale School of Medicine responded to online misinformation linking clinicians to false weight-loss ‘tricks’?

Yale School of Medicine has publicly and proactively pushed back against online falsehoods that tie its clinicians to so‑called weight‑loss “tricks,” issuing explicit denials on departmental and cente...

Nov 10, 2025

Has Dr Ania published the salt trick in a peer-reviewed source or official website?

The claim that Dr. Ania Jastreboff published or officially endorsed a “salt trick” for weight loss is false: multiple fact-checking analyses show by Dr. Jastreboff supporting the so‑called pink salt t...