Risk of heart disease lower when obesity is due to genetics rather than lifestyle...
It’s well known that a high body mass index (BMI) has negative effects on our health, increasing the risk of several diseases.
This is concerning...
Scientists find key to long-term weight loss success
Have you ever tried to lose weight or become healthier? It can be hard to know what to do and how to stay on...
Does exercise help you lose weight?
It’s no surprise exercise is one of the first things we turn to when we decide it’s time to lose weight.
We readily sign up...
Scientists find a drug that prevent obesity, liver disease caused by high-fat diet
Liver disease is a condition that affects millions of adults in the United States.
The disease can develop into a more serious condition known as...
People with obesity genetic risk less likely to get heart disease
Have you ever heard of the term "obesity"?
It's when someone is carrying too much weight on their body, and it can be caused by...
Weight loss surgery may reverse diabetes in people with obesity
Bariatric surgery, a type of weight loss surgery, may help people who are obese reverse complications related to diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.
Men and women have different obesity causes, need different treatments
Researchers from UCLA have conducted a new study on obesity that reveals the different drivers that lead men and women to become obese.
The study...
‘Brown fat’ may hold key to metabolic problems in older people
In a new study, researchers at Cornell University found a new way to prevent age-related weight gain.
This could help people avoid obesity, type 2...
Scientists find new way to prevent and treat obesity
Bariatric surgery, a type of weight loss surgery, can help people lose weight and improve their metabolic health by reducing their appetite.
But scientists didn't...
How much weight you can lose without hurting yourself
Obesity is a complex medical condition characterized by excessive body fat accumulation that can impair health.
It is considered a major public health problem worldwide...