A woman who used Wegovy and Ozempic says the drugmaker didn't adequately warn her, or other patients, of serious side effects ...

12. According to our analysis, however, the national average obesity rate has fallen slightly, from 33.9% in 2022 to 33.6% last year. The latest statistics are cold comfort to experts, who tell ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — A study more closely links obesity to dementia, finding that leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white ...

The treatment of obesity should focus on lifelong health gain rather than weight loss, according to research published in The Lancet. Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (IrSPEN ...

Obesity rates rose sharply among 10 and 11-year-olds in England and have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Measures aimed at children under five are now needed to tackle childhood obesity ...

In October, the Chinese government unveiled plans to tackle rising levels of obesity. A higher body mass increases the risk for a number of diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) is an NIH-funded, university-wide interdisciplinary research center established to foster a multidisciplinary approach to basic, clinical, and ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2 ...

Obesity increases the risk for life-threatening and chronic conditions including heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes, which together cost the U.S. billions of dollars annually. This metric ...

Most health insurance plans, including all plans purchased through the Marketplace, now include obesity screening and counseling, with no copays or deductibles. When you go in for a physical ...

Diabetes is only one of the many risk factors associated with obesity, and with the rise of people being overweight and obese across the country, the likelihood of developing comorbidities such as ...

Share on Pinterest Certain dietary changes may help treat obesity by enhancing mitochondrial function and lowering inflammation. Image credit: Jovana Milanko/Stocksy. Obesity is a growing problem ...