Obesity remains a global health crisis, often linked to serious diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and fatty liver disease. While many people know the importance of what foods to eat, recent ...

Following the White House’s recent announcement of price reductions and expanded coverage for GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound, many patients searching for obesity treatments are about to ...

While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight.

Researchers in Japan found that an eight- to 12-week low-carb diet combined with resistance training significantly lowered ...

Obesity contributes to multiple diseases and conditions. Effective GLP-1 medications can lead to weight loss. However, their coverage by insurers, especially in the public sector (Medicare and ...

A meta-analysis of 17 trials including over 9,000 toddlers found no evidence that parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention programs have an impact on young children's BMI. Authors say their ...

In a recent article published in the journal PLOS Complex Systems, researchers explored the link between impulsivity and obesity across 915 cities in the United States. Their findings indicate that ...

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...

Approximately 41% of adults aged 60 and over were classified as obese as of 2016. Obesity is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., contributing to an estimated 300,000 deaths annually.

Doing away with switching the clocks for daylight savings twice a year could prevent millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes, according to a new study from Stanford ...

A genetic predisposition to obesity, even for women with a healthy BMI, appears to raise the chances of early death after ...