Breakthrough diabetes drug also helps people lose major weight
Scientists from Yale and other research institutions have made an exciting discovery: a drug originally created to treat type 2 diabetes also works very...
New study shatters myths about who gets eating disorders
When most people think of eating disorders, they imagine conditions tied to extreme thinness or weight loss, such as anorexia nervosa.
But a growing body...
Minimally processed diet leads to twice the weight loss compared to ultra-processed foods, study...
A new clinical trial from University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has found that eating minimally processed foods helps people...
Time-restricted eating may help prevent diabetes and obesity
Time-restricted eating, a type of fasting where people eat all their meals within a set time window and avoid eating for 12 to 14...
Diabetes drug shows surprising effects in lowering blood sugar and weight
Diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in the blood. If not treated well, it can get worse over time.
This makes...
Why some people keep weight off—and others don’t
A new study led by researchers at Columbia University is trying to understand why some people are able to keep weight off after losing...
1 in 8 people in the U.S. are using weight loss drugs, study finds
A new report from RAND has found that nearly 12% of people in the United States have taken a type of weight loss drug...
This old drug could help people lose weight without diet or exercise
Obesity has become one of the biggest health challenges in the world today. It increases the risk of many serious illnesses such as heart...
Low-fat vegan diet can lead to strong weight loss
A low-fat vegan diet may do more than just help with weight loss—it can also reduce the body’s dietary acid load, which is linked...
New way to deliver weight loss drug without the side effects
Current weight-loss and diabetes medications, such as GLP-1 drugs, often fail to deliver lasting results and are plagued by unpleasant side effects.
These drugs work...