Intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
Weight loss can be difficult, but could intermittent fasting help?
This eating pattern, which features cycles of fasting and eating, is making headlines as research...
Intensive weight loss may reduce obesity-related cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that an intensive lifestyle intervention aimed at weight loss lowered the risk of obesity-related cancers in people with...
This common health problem linked to higher COVID-19 complications
In a new review study, researchers found a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.
They found from COVID-19 risk to recovery, the...
Harvard scientists find a new way to treat obesity and diabetes
Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year...
These three diets could help lose weight and benefit health
In a new study, researchers found there were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting, and...
Scientists find a strong link between this health problem and COVID-19 death
In a new study, researchers found the prevalence of obesity in a population is linked to negative outcomes from COVID-19.
They found a strong link...
Major weight loss—whether from surgery or diet—could help treat diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients.
Many achieve remission of diabetes following...
Recent diabetes and weight loss linked to higher pancreatic cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that recently diagnosed diabetes accompanied by weight loss is linked to an increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer.
The...
Scientists find how to treat inflammation caused by overeating
In a new study, researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in the body's inflammatory response to overeating, which can lead...
These weight-loss diet products could harm your health, FDA warns
Anyone who has ever been on a diet knows there are sensible ways to lose weight, including eating a balanced diet and exercising.
There are...