New Weight-Loss Pill Shows Promise
A new experimental pill helped adults with obesity or overweight lose substantial amounts of weight in a mid-stage clinical trial.
At the highest dose, participants...
Could the Next GLP-1 Breakthrough Be a Simple Pill?
Powerful weight-loss drugs have become widely known for their ability to reduce appetite and help people lose substantial amounts of weight.
But many of today's...
Popular Weight Loss Drugs Show Promise for Childhood Obesity
Weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide have attracted enormous attention among adults, but researchers are increasingly asking whether they can safely help younger people living...
Why a Low-Fat Vegan Diet May Help People Lose Weight Without Eating Smaller Meals
Many weight-loss plans ask people to count calories, measure portions, or deliberately eat less.
A new clinical study suggests there may be another approach: changing...
Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Teens With Obesity
Medicines that have transformed obesity treatment in adults may also help teenagers with obesity lose weight, according to a new review of clinical trials.
Researchers...
Weight-Loss Diabetes Drugs Linked to 21% Lower Risk of Bone Fractures
Medicines such as GLP-1 receptor agonists can help people with type 2 diabetes lose substantial amounts of weight, but doctors have questioned what that...
Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Increase Hair Loss Risk
Medicines known as GLP-1 receptor agonists have become some of the most popular treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Drugs such as semaglutide and...
Weight Loss Drug Users Don’t Need to Worry About Vision Loss Risk
GLP-1 receptor agonists are changing the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These medicines copy the action of a natural hormone that helps control blood...
Higher-Dose Diabetes Drug Shows Stronger Blood Sugar and Weight Loss Benefits
Diabetes is a long-term condition in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar, also called glucose, in the blood.
When blood sugar...
Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise for Reducing Heavy Drinking
A common diabetes and weight-loss medicine may also help people drink less alcohol, according to a new clinical trial led by researchers at the...