Adding a parental mindfulness intervention improved parenting and child food intake and obesity risk over nutrition and activity counseling alone.

The United Kingdom and Brazil have issued warnings about a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and pancreatic inflammation, but the connection is murky.

A public health expert explains how GLP-1 drugs have changed the way healthcare providers understand and treat obesity.

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

Study of 600,000 US military veterans shows that those who took anti-obesity medications were less likely to develop some complications of substance-use disorders.

According to the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, 37% of U.S. adults now report obesity, down from 39.9% three ...

While the national conversation around childhood obesity often focuses on rising health care costs, new research co-authored by Ball State University economist Dr. Maoyong Fan suggests the crisis may ...

Nimacimab, a new type of anti-obesity drug with a different mode of action – it targets the body’s endocannabinoid system – has shown promising results in a Phase 2a clinical trial, significantly ...

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction outcomes, though clinical trials are still needed.

Explore how rising obesity in India impacts fertility, hormonal balance, and reproductive health, influencing pregnancy ...

Most Americans with obesity perceive themselves as only having overweight regardless of race or ethnicity, whereas ...