More than 40% of adults in the United States live with obesity, and the percentage of people living with obesity continues to increase dramatically. While experts have learned a great deal about the ...

In a significant step forward for advancing science to support public health, the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and ...

Key obesity data from Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim and Sciwind Biosciences captivated ADA 2026 attendees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barbara Hiebel carries 137 pounds on her 5-foot-11 frame. Most of her life she weighed 200 pounds more. For decades she tried ...

Wegovy and Ozempic, both GLP-1 agonists, have taken the world by storm, providing a simple way to lose weight without changing our lifestyle. A new report in Science helps us understand what we do not ...

Obesity — it's the bad word everyone throws around, but few want to truly understand. The American Academy of Pediatricians thought it had it all figured out with its shiny new treatment guidelines.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for treating children and teens with obesity. The 73-page guidelines outline a proactive approach, where children and their families ...

Despite their rarity, celebrity tweets generate up to 20 times the engagement of health institutions, reshaping strategies for effective public health campaigns on social media. Whose tweets about ...

Since 2010, the number of people with obesity in Denmark has doubled, while other countries have seen an even greater increase. But what started this, and what is driving it? Professor Emeritus ...

As research continues to produce evidence about the underlying causes of obesity and optimal strategies to treat and manage obesity have evolved, there are disparities in application of the latest ...