New CDC data reveals a concerning rise in severe obesity among U.S. adults, with women and middle-aged individuals most ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...

Psychological dietitian Marzena Sekuła from LuxMed group's Harmonia clinic*: I appreciate that "The Whale" was made, as it helps de-stigmatize the image of a patient suffering from severe obesity ...

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Image: Adobe Stock SURMOUNT-OSA consisted of two phase 3 trials in which adults with obesity and moderate or severe OSA were randomly assigned to once-weekly tirzepatide or placebo for 1 year.

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

But the status quo is also not an option. The Joint Economic Committee estimates that people with severe obesity generate more than $9,500 per year in additional health care costs. This figure ...

There are a lot of data to suggest that for children who have more severe forms of obesity, lifestyle changes alone are unlikely to lower BMI and sustain it, Vaidya says. She is excited by new ...

A Cleveland Clinic study reveals that bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of serious liver complications in ...

Diabetes And Weight Loss Drugs Shown To Reduce Alcohol-related Hospitalizations, Study Finds With clinical obesity, the person may experience "severe end-organ damage, causing life-altering and ...