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...
New study shatters myths about who gets eating disorders
When most people think of eating disorders, they imagine conditions tied to extreme thinness or weight loss, such as anorexia nervosa.
But a growing body...
Minimally processed diet leads to twice the weight loss compared to ultra-processed foods, study...
A new clinical trial from University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has found that eating minimally processed foods helps people...
Time-restricted eating may help prevent diabetes and obesity
Time-restricted eating, a type of fasting where people eat all their meals within a set time window and avoid eating for 12 to 14...
Diabetes drug shows surprising effects in lowering blood sugar and weight
Diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in the blood. If not treated well, it can get worse over time.
This makes...
Why some people keep weight off—and others don’t
A new study led by researchers at Columbia University is trying to understand why some people are able to keep weight off after losing...