Sleep Loss May Slowly Cause Weight Gain
Losing a little sleep every night may not seem like a big problem, but new research suggests that it could slowly affect your weight...
Why Weight-Loss Drugs May Bring a Hidden Risk for Older Adults
New medicines called GLP-1 drugs have changed the way doctors treat obesity. Medicines such as semaglutide can help people lose a large amount of...
Even Small Sleep Loss Can Affect Your Weight and Heart Health
Good health depends on more than healthy food and regular exercise. One daily habit that many people overlook is sleep.
Modern life often encourages people...
Heart Medicines May Affect Obese Older Adults Surprisingly
Researchers have long known that obesity increases the risk of heart disease by raising blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels.
People living with obesity are...
This Flexible Fasting Habit Could Help Weight Stay Off
Obesity is one of the biggest health challenges worldwide because it raises the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, sleep...
Heart Disease Is Striking Younger Adults as Obesity Spreads
For many years heart disease was viewed mainly as a disease of old age. Today that picture is changing.
According to a large new international...
An 8-Hour Eating Window May Help Keep Weight Off for Years
Many people who lose weight eventually gain it back. Keeping weight off is often much harder than losing it in the first place.
Scientists have...
Obesity Crisis Could Cause 1.37 Million Early Heart Disease Deaths Every Year by 2050
Obesity has become one of the biggest health challenges in the world.
It is no longer only linked to carrying extra body weight. Doctors now...
Hidden Belly Fat Could Speed Up Your Aging
Hidden deep inside the abdomen is a type of body fat that many people rarely think about, yet it may have a powerful effect...
Can Weight-Loss Drugs Lead to Fewer Prescriptions for Older People?
Taking medicine is a normal part of life for many older adults. A person may have one tablet for blood pressure, another for diabetes,...