The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

Allowing such medications as options could lead to significant savings from improved health, writes Kelley Koch.

Some data and webpages taken down by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies to comply with President Trump's executive order remained offline Thursday, after ...

Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...

Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single responses for Aboriginal identity. For the purposes of this report, the term "First Nations off-reserve " is used in lieu of "North American ...

Simply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In a few short years, excitement about groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs made Novo Nordisk Europe’s ...

Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.

The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking heated debates in science, media, and beyond. But does this ...