Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

GLP-1) receptor agonists, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, were linked to vision problems in a small ...

Gold nanoparticles help lose fat more effectively than a common weight-loss drug, improving body fat levels and organ health ...

Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis. Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI.

Ozempic is synonymous with weight loss for many people. Doctors explain benefits and risks of semaglutide and other GLP-1 ...

Trump should continue his effort by blocking an unlawful Biden White House proposal, released in December 2024, to have Medicare subsidize obesity drugs. For most of human history, gaining weight ...

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have ...

High-dose gold nanoparticle treatment outperformed orlistat in reversing obesity-related damage in rats, according to ...

The shift from viewing obesity as a risk factor to recognizing it as a disease remains controversial, impacting public health policies and treatment strategies for individuals with obesity.