What Was the News About Butter, Plant Oils, and Mortality?

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You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz
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MedPage Today Staff
March 8, 2025
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include butter, plant oils, and mortality; the preoperative use of GLP-1 receptor agonists; and global obesity trends. After taking the quiz, scroll down in your browser window to find the correct answers and explanations, as well as links to the original articles.