Onions may reduce body fat in overweight people

Scientists found that onions may help reduce body fat and improve metabolic health in overweight people.

A low-fat vegan diet may protect health in obese and overweight people

In a study from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, scientists found that a vegan diet improves diet quality, leading to decreased weight and...

Obesity drugs and lifestyle change can bring long-lasting weight loss

Overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications.

Whole grains may protect your blood pressure, blood sugar, waist size

Scientists from Tufts University recently found that middle-aged and older people who ate at least three servings of whole grains every day had smaller...

A low-fat vegan diet may improve health in overweight and obese people

In a study from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, scientists found that a vegan diet improves diet quality, leading to decreased weight and...

Obesity, being overweight more deadly than previously thought

In a study from the University of Colorado Boulder, scientists found excess weight or obesity boosts the risk of death by anywhere from 22%...

This common fruit may be the key to prevent diabetes, obesity

Scientists from Western University recently found a molecule in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin may help reduce obesity and prevent diabetes and heart...

Common diabetes drug can help people lose never-before-seen amounts of weight

Scientists from Yale and elsewhere recently have found a drug recently approved to treat type 2 diabetes is also extremely effective at reducing obesity. The...

Time of day may determine how much fat you can burn in exercise

In a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and elsewhere, scientists found physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to...

A change in brain function may help cause obesity

In a study from the University of Calgary, scientists found that diet-induced obesity is linked to a functional change in the brain. They found that...