The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that its temporary program to cover GLP-1 drugs for obesity in Medicare, called the BALANCE model, will not launch as scheduled on Jan. 1, 2027.This […]
In a new study, researchers found that older adults with obesity had significantly decreased measures of lung function compared to those without obesity, and the results were consistent among men and women. These results could […]
People who live with obesity are “tagging” a memory of being overweight on a key part of the immune system—leaving people with ongoing risk of obesity-related conditions years after losing weight, according to a 10-year-long […]
You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burned hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take the next 72 hours off exercise.This article […]
Adipose tissue is far more important for our health than many may realize. It does not merely function as an energy store, but as an active tissue that continuously communicates with the rest of the […]
Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center provide critical insight into how the brain and body work together to regulate food intake, energy use and metabolism, offering important new analysis into the biology of obesity and […]
An outpatient procedure may offer a way for the estimated 70% of people who discontinue popular weight-loss drugs to avoid regaining the pounds they shed, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) […]
Young adults spend hours a day on social media platforms filled with exercise influencers, fitness trends, and other appearance-focused content that can reinforce unrealistic body ideals. And for many of these younger people, the messages […]
Practicing yoga could help people with overweight or obesity improve their cardiometabolic health, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Widya Wasityastuti from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and colleagues. Yoga […]
Obesity during pregnancy has been steadily increasing worldwide. In the United States, over 60% of pregnant individuals enter pregnancy overweight or obese, and more than half go on to exceed recommended gestational weight gain guidelines. […]
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