The drugs are another option for patients to manage their weight, and surgery remains the gold standard treatment for severe ...

A 12-year-old girl in China faces severe obesity linked to early antibiotic use, prompting concerns about health implications ...

Despite the diverse nature of obesity, there is compelling genetic, clinical, and experimental evidence that endorses the ...

Monogenic forms of early onset severe childhood obesity (ie, presenting before the age of 5 years) can occur in the context ...

New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

Two new studies highlight body mass index (BMI) in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one finding a 25% and 42% ...

Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight ...

kidney woes can lead to heart disease after decades Heart deaths related to obesity almost triple in U.S. over last two ...

More weight loss surgery should be offered on the NHS to deter people from travelling abroad for treatment, campaigners have ...

In our country, 4 out of 10 adults are overweight, and slightly more than 1 in 10 live with a condition of obesity, a chronic ...

The drug semaglutide is already proving incredibly effective in tackling diabetes (under the brand name Ozempic) and weight ...