What Eight Months of Tracking Revealed About Healthy Aging
Most people learn about their health through occasional doctor visits and yearly blood tests. These checks are useful, but they capture only what is...
Belly Fat and Low Vitamin D May Be a Dangerous Mix
Having too much fat around the waist and very low vitamin D levels at the same time may be especially risky after age 50.
A...
Weight-Loss Hormone May Also Protect Liver Health
A hormone already known for reducing appetite and helping with weight loss may have another important job.
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that GDF15...
Your Waist May Reveal Hidden Health Risks
A tape measure around the waist may tell doctors more about a person's health than many people realize.
New research from Rutgers Health suggests that...
Weight Loss Drugs May Do More Than Cut Weight
Medicines first developed to improve blood sugar control have quickly changed the treatment of obesity.
Now scientists are finding that GLP-1 drugs may affect far...
A Waist Measure Could Spot Obesity Risk Early
People often watch the number on the bathroom scale when they are worried about weight. But a new study suggests another number may deserve...
Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss
For years, weight loss has often been described as a simple test of self-control: eat fewer calories, exercise more and the extra weight should...
Popular Weight Loss Drug May Cost Your Muscles
Semaglutide can help people with obesity lose a substantial amount of weight, but some of that loss may come from muscle and other lean...
New Weight-Loss Pill Shows Promise
A new experimental pill helped adults with obesity or overweight lose substantial amounts of weight in a mid-stage clinical trial.
At the highest dose, participants...
Could the Next GLP-1 Breakthrough Be a Simple Pill?
Powerful weight-loss drugs have become widely known for their ability to reduce appetite and help people lose substantial amounts of weight.
But many of today's...