Almonds can help you lose weight and keep your heart healthy, study shows
Are you worried about gaining weight because of the fats in nuts? You're not alone. Many people avoid nuts when they're trying to lose...
This drug could help prevent weight regain after weight loss surgery
Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have published a study indicating that anti-obesity medications like semaglutide can effectively help manage weight that is regained...
Experts caution against off-label weight loss drug use
While a popular diabetes medication has gained social media traction as a quick weight loss solution, medical experts caution that such off-label use can...
What is ‘budget Ozempic’ that’s all over social media? Can it help me lose...
Social media is lighting up over what influencers are calling “budget Ozempic”. These are drugs normally used as laxatives and stool softeners, but people...
Scientists find the hidden culprit behind obesity
Obesity is a global issue that has been ballooning since 1975. According to the World Health Organization, the number of overweight people has nearly...
Trendy obesity drug not cost-effective for everyone, study finds
Teen obesity is a growing concern, and drugs to help combat it are now being approved for young people aged 12 and up.
The latest...
Many Americans with obesity missing out on treatment, despite more options
Obesity is a major issue in the United States, affecting both adults and children. Not only is it a health condition on its own,...
The body mass index can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should...
We’ve known for some time the body mass index (BMI) is an inaccurate measuring stick for assessing someone’s weight and associated health.
But it continues...
Food choices at an ‘all-you-can-eat’ buffet linked to weight gain risk
A recent study published in the journal Appetite by researchers at the University of Kansas has highlighted the relationship between the consumption of hyperpalatable...
What physicians get wrong about the risks of being overweight
Based on cues she'd picked up from popular culture and public health guidance, Stanford Medicine statistician Maya Mathur, PhD, had always assumed that being...