The financial website Wallethub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia to rank the most overweight and obese ...

What you need to know In England, 1 in 4 adults,1 and almost 1 in 4 children by the time they are 11 years old,2 are living with obesity (based on body mass index (BMI) measurements and classification ...

Obese people have shorter lives and even those who are just overweight spend more years living with heart disease than individuals who are a healthy weight, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined ...

A major review in Frontiers in Science highlights how tackling unsustainable food systems—reflected by our changing food ...

Eli Lilly (LLY) announced Thursday its obesity pill orforglipron delivered superior weight maintenance in a Phase 3 trial for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for iron deficiency was higher in children and young adults with obesity vs. those with overweight. The ...

Form Health, a virtual obesity care provider, launched a new program on Tuesday to prevent the shift from overweight to obesity. Boston-based Form Health already offers an obesity program for ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

Novo Nordisk filed an FDA application for weekly CagriSema after trials showed up to 22.7% weight loss versus placebo.

Once-weekly tirzepatide is associated with clinically relevant reductions in SUA levels over 72 weeks, largely driven by substantial weight loss.