New finding could help develop new drug to treat obesity, liver disease
In a new study, researchers have developed a 'fat-burning' molecule that has big implications for the treatment of obesity and liver disease.
The research was...
This study shows the real cause of obesity
Conventional wisdom suggests that an increasingly sedentary and germ-free lifestyle, resulting in low daily energy expenditure, is a primary factor underlying rising rates of...
Facts and myths about obesity everyone needs to know
With so much misinformation surrounding obesity, Dr. Catherine Varney is careful with her words.
First of all, she clarifies that her patients are not obese,...
This common health problem is a big risk factor for severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that obesity is a major risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization.
The team gathered preliminary findings from six ICU units...
This ‘achievable’ weight loss may help reverse type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes affects 400 million people worldwide and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness, and amputations.
While the disease can be managed...
Obesity, but not inactivity and poor diets, linked to higher dementia risk
A recent study from the University of Oxford followed more than one million women for nearly two decades and found that obesity in midlife...
Any exercise could lower heart disease risk in overweight people
In a new study, researchers found that for obese or overweight adults, any amount of exercise might lower the risk of developing heart disease...
Overweight people with COPD may have higher risk of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have linked being overweight with an increased risk of getting COVID-19 in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),...
Scientists find new gene of thinness that helps resist weight gain
While others may be dieting and hitting the gym hard to stay in shape, some people stay slim effortlessly no matter what they eat.
In...
Obesity can increase risk for dangerous lung clots in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs.
They said that obese...