The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol ...

Next-generation obesity drugs will work differently from Ozempic and Wegovy — aiming to deliver greater weight loss with ...

A new study suggests that using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can lead to less alcohol consumption. The study, ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

Scientists mapped fat tissue differences in obese individuals, uncovering cell changes linked to metabolic disease risk and ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...

Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.

CHILDREN as young as ten have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so fat, shock figures show. They are going under the knife as childhood obesity levels soar, with one in three now ...

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...