Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity ...

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

A novel oral peptide PN-477o with once-daily dosing, high potency and activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), ...

Scientists warn of a "profound tragedy and monumental societal failure" as global obesity rates continue their alarming rise.

A collection of videos, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on disparities in obesity. Obesity is independently ...

A brief research report evaluated obesity among U.S. children and adolescents from 2011 to August 2023 and compared changes ...

Amycretin helped patients lose over 24% of their weight, compared with an average of about 17% for Wegovy.

Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in ...

Academics are calling for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles from settling in among babies and toddlers as childhood ...

A new drug from California-based pharma company Amgen, which has concluded a phase II trial, shows promise as a powerful ...

A hormone produced in the gut, FGF19, has been shown to act directly on the brain to boost energy expenditure, burn fat and ...