A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.
A major new study has revealed a long list of benefits and some little-known risks of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications. Experts break down the findings.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs
These weight loss medications, administered via injections, work by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which helps regulate appetite and blood sugar levels.
The AP-NORC poll results indicate that even as doctors urge the drugs’ use, some Americans continue to have concerns about weight-loss drugs, particularly for people who aren’t struggling with obesity.
an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal. The report introduces two new diagnostic ...
A front-of-package food label would be a great educational tool. The Trump administration should keep it.
The way the world defines obesity has been in need of an overhaul, according to some experts, and it could be coming soon thanks to a new set of standards.
A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.
The policies included mandating primary and secondary school students to have at least two hours of physical activity daily, to effectively control myopia, or nearsightedness and obesity rates.
Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...
People with diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for severe respiratory illness ... is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology) at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is working to understand how metabolic ...