WEIGHT loss jabs could be rolled out by the NHS in pharmacies under plans to make them more widely available and “tackle the ...

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

An investigational drug developed by Eolo Pharma is showing promise in animal experiments and an early human trial. It could eventually be an alternative or add-on to popular GLP-1 medications.

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, ...

Liraglutide, a member of the family of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, reduces headaches by half in a small study.

Variants of obesity-related genes influence how much weight patients lose on specific weight loss drugs like liraglutide, two studies report.

As obesity management draws awareness and weight-loss injections are launched in India, hospitals are offering customised ...

For instance, survivors with cancers related to obesity often face higher risks for cancer recurrence and death—not just from ...

According to the Department of Science and Technology's Food and Nutrition Research Institute, around 27 million Filipinos are considered overweight or obese. A 2021 expanded national nutrition survey ...