COVID-19 strongly harms mental, physical health in people with this health problem
In a new study, researchers found that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a big impact on people with obesity as they struggle to manage...
Scientists find new way to treat obesity
In a new study, researchers offer the first evidence that a protein named BAM15 acts as an energy uncoupler and could be an effective...
Larger thighs may help lower your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease
High blood pressure is a major public health problem affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and is the leading cause of mortality and...
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...