Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs
Demand for weight-loss medications sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy continues to surge, with a recent study…
Demand for weight-loss medications sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy continues to surge, with a recent study…
Having a quality breakfast that provides the right amount of energy to face the day, around a quarter of daily…
A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Florina Corpodean confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic…
A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones – not impaired cellular insulin signaling – may…
To keep weight in check, it is not only important to consider what we eat, but also the times at…
Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according…
It’s not a bad thing if you pick a toasted bagel for breakfast, while your partner chooses eggs. In fact,…
Semaglutide, a medication initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, significantly improves symptoms in men and women with a…
Scientists have discovered a new cause of why people who lack a specific blood group are genetically predisposed to be…
People under age 50 have a greater risk for heart attack or stroke if they’ve lived with obesity for 10…
New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) shows that having…
Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according…
Nagoya University researchers and their colleagues in Japan have found that middle-age obesity is caused by age-related changes in the…
A new qualitative study highlights the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with “yo-yo dieting,” also known as weight cycling….
Ozempic and other GLP1 agonists are associated with a reduced risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer in people with…
Individuals with obesity are more likely to have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a benign blood condition that often…
Obesity interventions, such as gastric bypass surgery, can alter the signaling of the vagal nerve, which plays a crucial role…
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by…
Fat tissue, for as much as it’s been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy…
Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of metabolic health, and a high proportion of U.S. adults with…
Brain responses to specific nutrients are diminished in individuals with obesity and are not improved after weight loss, according to…
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO2023, Dublin, 17-20 May) shows that the obesity drug semaglutide…
The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight,…
Obesity is a growing epidemic in children and adults. A large national study published in the International Journal of Obesity now…
New research shows that several anti-obesity medications could be manufactured and profitability sold worldwide at far lower estimated lower prices…
Being overweight impacts your heart health in more ways than you might think. A newJACC review paper from Mayo Clinic outlines how obesity affects the…
A new retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow up shows significant reductions in death rates from all…
People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is…
A history of obesity caused by a high-fat diet produces changes in innate immunity that can promote inflammatory disease –…
Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless…