Weight Loss

Alzheimer’s drug may offer new hope in treating obesity

A groundbreaking study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed that a drug originally developed for brain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia may...

Weight loss drugs may cause muscle loss in these people

Many people are turning to new weight-loss drugs like semaglutide to help manage obesity. These medications have shown powerful effects in helping people shed...

Why active people still can gain weight

A new study from Duke University's Pontzer Lab reveals that rising obesity rates in developed countries are primarily due to increased calorie intake, not...

This popular weight loss drug can help prevent stroke

Three new studies have explored an exciting possibility: could medications like Ozempic, which are normally used to treat diabetes and obesity, also help reduce...

Why losing weight or cutting alcohol isn’t always best after illness strikes

The health advice that keeps you from getting sick might actually harm you once you're already ill. This counterintuitive medical reality has a new name:...

Hidden body fat may accelerate heart aging, study finds

A new study has revealed that visceral fat—the hidden fat stored deep inside the body around vital organs—may speed up the aging of the...

Popular weight loss drugs may melt muscles away, study finds

Drugs known as GLP-1 medications have helped many people lose large amounts of weight. These drugs, including popular names like Ozempic and Wegovy, are now...

Why fasting works for some people but not others

Fasting is often seen as a quick way to lose weight, especially when paired with a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet. But new research from the...

Popular weight loss drug helps prevent or reduce stroke

Three new studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 22nd Annual Meeting suggest that medications like Ozempic, known as GLP-1 inhibitors, may lower...

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...