Common weight-loss drug can lower body fat, protect heart health
A recent study from UT Southwestern found a commonly prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide could benefit heart health.
In people who are overweight or have...
Healthy weight control: Balancing eating and exercise
Keeping off weight during the holiday season can be tough. But there are many reasons to maintain a healthy weight all year round.
A healthy...
Overweight women may be at highest risk of long COVID, shows study
In a new study, we found that women who are overweight are at the highest risk of developing long COVID.
Light alcohol drinking may still increase risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome
Drinking more than half a standard alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Overweight women most likely to suffer long COVID
Long COVID is a complex condition that develops during or after having COVID, and it is classified as such when symptoms continue for more...
Why overweight people more likely to get illnesses
If you gain weight, the fat cells in the body get bigger. So in the extremely obese, those fat cells are greatly enlarged.
In a...
This diabetes drug can help people lose never-before-seen amounts of weight
In a recent study from Yale and elsewhere, scientists found a drug recently approved to treat type 2 diabetes is also extremely effective at...
Green Mediterranean diet can reduce belly fat more effectively, study finds
In a study from Ben-Gurion University, scientists found following the green Mediterranean diet significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal...
Weight-loss surgery strongly reduce cancer risk and mortality
People with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and 3.5 times more likely to die from the disease than those who had weight-loss surgery.
Obesity drug can provide long-term 10% weight loss
In a study from Weill Cornell Medicine, scientists found overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5...