A review suggests that although obesity medications, such as GLP-1 drugs, can result in substantial weight loss, many obesity ...

Common statins and blood-pressure medications are quietly reshaping the health risks long associated with obesity, according ...

Researchers collected archival data on more than 3.4 million people living in the United States and United Kingdom. They found evidence that obesity tends to spur lighter medical and psychological ...

Individuals who lived with obesity as children are less likely to be in work or studying in their mid-20s than their peers, new research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) has ...

Around four out of every 100 obese people are likely to be unemployed solely because of their body weight ...

Despite substantial weight loss, most obesity drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro do not meaningfully improve quality of life, ...

Obesity was “strongly” associated with 16 major health conditions, with an increasing prevalence across body mass index (BMI) categories in most cases, a new longitudinal cohort study revealed. “The ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently funded an analysis of obesity in the U.S. The analysis highlighted the fact that obesity rates vary in different states. The results are disturbing. About ...

Childhood obesity is influenced by diet, physical activity, genetics, and environmental factors, leading to significant health risks and psychological effects. The economic burden of childhood obesity ...

A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of the virus depending on prior obesity and metabolic disease. The results, ...