DEAR ERIC: I’ve been mentoring a young lady since she was in middle school. She’s in her early 30s now. She came from a very ...

People without diabetes can lose up to 13% of their starting weight in 6 months using tirzepatide (Mounjaro) as an off-label ...

UD researchers discover that differences in gene expression in fat could be the key to targeted obesity treatment. According ...

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has grown worldwide, presenting notable challenges to public health and health care ...

For patients who are significantly overweight — the path forward to losing it may include a decision between drugs or surgery ...

Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy is linked to an increased risk of hair loss, a study suggests. Meanwhile, Dexcom ...

Women's magazine editors, body diversity activists and medics all agree on one thing: the thin ideal is back. Having lived ...

Not necessarily — but it’s complicated. For years, body size was considered a barrier to most sports, but today that’s ...

She elaborated: "My doctor went ahead and put on my chart that I was now considered morbidly obese, which scared me to death. You hear those words... the word morbid is very, very scary and having ...

Share on Pinterest Close adherence to a Mediterranean diet could help keep several types of cancer at bay in people with overweight or obesity. Image credit: SimpleImages/Getty Images. Overweight ...

This is known as “medical tourism.” One of the most common procedures people seek abroad is obesity surgery, also called bariatric or metabolic surgery. It helps people lose weight by changing ...

“There are subjects with long-standing obesity and morbid obesity who can be considered healthy despite a high degree of obesity.” Only 3 percent of gunshot wounds in America are the results ...