Sep. 18, 2024 — A study more closely links obesity to dementia, finding that leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white ...

From doctors' offices to family gatherings, larger-bodied people report being bombarded with unsolicited advice about their ...

Shares of Roche fell after a poster highlighted side effects in an early-stage study of the Swiss pharmaceutical company’s experimental obesity medicine. The poster, released as part of this ...

Psychologists can use their expertise to help train health professionals to communicate better on obesity, says Dr Angel Chater, report author and reader in health psychology and behaviour design ...

In an analysis of 18 randomized clinical trials, people with obesity and high blood pressure who underwent bariatric (weight-loss) surgery were almost three times more likely to achieve blood pressure ...

The advert for Ed Gamble's stand-up tour, 'Hot Diggity Dog', was banned by Transport for London (TfL) for "promoting obesity ... spent on the design and print of the original poster, organisers ...

Share on Pinterest Certain dietary changes may help treat obesity by enhancing mitochondrial function and lowering inflammation. Image credit: Jovana Milanko/Stocksy. Obesity is a growing problem ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2 ...

Sarah Wells Kocsis, a director on the public health team at the Milken Institute, shared during Iowa Healthiest State ...

Most health insurance plans, including all plans purchased through the Marketplace, now include obesity screening and counseling, with no copays or deductibles. When you go in for a physical ...

Obesity now affects more than one in five children in the United States, and while there are effective, recommended interventions, availability is limited for most children. In two new studies, Yale ...

People with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery were more likely to control their high blood pressure over a 1-to-5 year follow-period compared to those who managed their high blood pressure ...