Weight & Obesity

More American teenagers now use the weight-loss drug Wegovy, as doctors and families grow more comfortable with the treatment.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

The UK’s medicine regulator warned Thursday against taking “skinny jabs” to fight weight loss if trying to get pregnant or while breastfeeding because of their unknown effects on babies.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as wonder drugs when it comes to weight loss. But as the drug has become more widely used, a number of unintended side-effects have become apparent—with the weight loss […]

A new study has found that older adults living with obesity can feel judged or dismissed by care providers due to their weight, leading to a reluctance to seek help.This article was originally published on […]

Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid—a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil—could drive obesity more than other types of dietary fats, according to a study published in […]

Researchers at the Helmholtz Munich and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich have investigated a possible association between exposure to road traffic noise and the risk of metabolic diseases. Therefore, they used imaging data from MRI examinations […]

Eating a high-fat diet will typically result in weight gain. But a new study published in Nature Metabolism has uncovered an unexpected biological loophole that turns fat storage into fat usage.This article was originally published […]

For the majority of people who lose weight, keeping the weight off can be challenging. Research has shown biological, behavioral, and environmental factors may undermine weight-loss maintenance. Within two to three years, most individuals will […]

For patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 70 or higher, metabolic surgery is a highly effective treatment for this form of extreme obesity. In preparing for this minimally invasive surgery and to increase […]

Popular belief holds that our senses gather information only about the external world, but many of our sensory systems also monitor our internal environment, enabling the body to regulate its own functions. In a new […]