An obesity expert weighs in on intriguing new data and new drugs that hold promise in the battle against a stubborn problem.
A plan to restrict the opening hours of fast food outlets near schools has failed to curb childhood obesity, with rates ...
WeightWatchers said on Tuesday it would offer compounded form of Novo Nordisk's popular obesity drug Wegovy as part of its ...
Eli Lilly’s CEO David Ricks is confident his company and peer Novo Nordisk are years ahead in the weight loss space, as ...
"Americans are fat and getting fatter," wrote Reason's Ron Bailey in a March 2023 piece about obesity and the hope such ...
Consumption of UPFs increased body weight and energy intake in overweight and obese young men, found a small study ...
Expanding coverage of weight-loss drugs like blockbusters from Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk A/S would make 12.5 million ...
Rivus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug developer focused on obesity treatments, is considering a US initial public offering as ...
At least 1 in 5 adults in each U.S. state live with obesity, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Researchers suggest age 11 "may be a sensitive period in which psychological wellbeing is associated with future body weight" ...
Readers discuss an essay about whether it is a disease and how it should be diagnosed. Also: Fear in schools; natural ...
The report shows a rise in medication use, obesity, and smoking, a decline in cancer screenings, concerns over excessive ...