New research from the UK Biobank has uncovered significant differences in how obesity affects bone health in older men and women, potentially changing how healthcare providers approach osteoporosis ...

Teen obesity increases stroke risk in women, highlighting the need for early intervention and weight management.

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

“That’s why,” says Dr Naval Kishore Vikram, professor of medicine, Metabolic Research Group, AIIMS, “obesity has to be ...

Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

The author of a new guidebook on GLP-1s and other experts share their tips for how clinicians can optimize patient success ...

Obesity is a growing global health issue linked to a higher risk of many cancers. A detailed review published in Frontiers of ...

The number of prescriptions for obesity medications rose an average of 5.3% annually from 2017 to 2024 and corresponded with ...

A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.