Weight Loss

This diabetes drug combined with surgery can increase weight loss

In a new study from Angioskope Brazil, São José dos Campos, researchers found that combining minimally invasive endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) with the diabetes...

This obesity drug can effectively suppress appetite, food cravings

In a new study from Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark, researchers found that the obesity drug semaglutide reduces appetite, food cravings and energy intake...

This drug can boost weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes

In a recent study at the University of Leicester, researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes treated with a weekly injection of the...

Your BMI with body shape together can predict cancer risk better

In a new study from the University of Glasgow, researchers found that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index...

Your liver function can drive heart disease and obesity

In a new study from Brunel University London, researchers found how susceptible we are to obesity and heart disease could be determined by our...

Scientists find a new way to treat obesity

In a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, researchers found a receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may...

Doing this after a heart attack could increase survival

According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27%) of all deaths in the UK, which equates...

This health problem can increase your risk of 10 common cancers

In a new study from the University of Glasgow, researchers found obesity increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, regardless...

‘Achievable’ weight loss may reverse type 2 diabetes, study shows

In a recent study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found that people who achieve a weight loss of 10% or more in the...

Herbal, dietary supplements may not boost weight loss, study finds

In a new study from the University of Sydney, researchers reviewed studies of complementary medicines (herbal and dietary supplements) for weight loss and found...