Semaglutide leads to greater weight loss in women than men with HF
Semaglutide, a medication initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, significantly improves symptoms in men and women with a…
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…
A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have…
The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a…
In a small study, most adults seeking to lose weight overestimated the healthiness of their diet, according to preliminary research…
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest…
Approximately one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. A study publishing August 4thin PLOS Digital…
Over the past few decades, obesity has become increasingly common throughout the entire world. Since obesity often causes other diseases,…
Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is…