This weight loss surgery may lower heart disease risk
Bariatric surgery can be a difficult decision for treating obesity, as patients and their doctors weigh the risks and side effects of the procedure...
This common tea may help you lose weight while sleeping
While all tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, the degree of oxidation, a chemical reaction that turns tea leaves black, defines its...
Fitness trackers can help you lose weight, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight/obese and/or who have weight-related health conditions...
Weight loss surgery may strongly reduce cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of cancer—and especially obesity-related cancers—by as much as half in...
Drinking this half an hour before exercising can boost fat-burning
In a new study, researchers found that caffeine (about 3 mg/kg, the equivalent of a strong coffee) ingested half an hour before aerobic exercise...
You can burn more calories with this exercise
In a new study, researchers found that even a single session of moderate aerobic exercise makes a difference in the cells of otherwise sedentary...
This diabetes drug could reduce body fat in people with obesity
In a new study, researchers found that in adults with obesity or overweight, weekly treatment with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonist semaglutide...
This is key to strength and function in older women
In a new study, researchers examined the impact of a high-protein weight loss diet and exercise on women between the ages of 65 and...
The fitter you are the better you burn fat
In two new studies, researchers found that females who are fit and healthy tend to burn more fat when they exercise than men.
They analyzed...
Higher body fat may prevent heart disease death in women
In a new study, researchers found that while men and women who have high muscle mass are less likely to die from heart disease.
It...