Current childhood obesity prevention programs mostly focus on nutrition education and physical activity, which too often fail ...

New obesity standards focus on belly fat and body composition, affecting men and Asian individuals most dramatically according to recent research.

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health risks are associated with this. The team led by Prof. Matthias Schulze ...

BMI is just B.S. It doesn’t accurately define what it means to be overweight.

The Trump administration is nearing a key milestone in its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda — proposing a definition of ultraprocessed foods. Stricter scrutiny of nutrition and food additives has ...

A study from Yale University suggests childhood obesity may not be driven only by poor diet or lack of exercise. Researchers found that when parents reduce their stress through mindfulness and ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is switching up the tempo for its melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist Imcivree. | The new FDA nod makes Rhythm Pharma's Imcivree the first approved drug for acquired ...

A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced ...

Every few years, American politics rediscovers chronic disease. Leaders point to rising rates of diabetes, heart disease and ...

Rules determining who gets access to semaglutide in India were written for different bodies with different cardiovascular risks.

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 ...

Claire Unwin, 47, said taking weight loss injections had been 'a defining moment' in her life.