The rate of obesity increased faster amongst cancer survivors than the general population in the 14 years between 1997 and 2014, found a study published in the Journal of Clinical ... Read more
Researchers at the University of Glasgow studied sugar consumption and concluded that health messages should be revised to focus not only on sugar intake but also on fat consumption, as they may ... Read more
According to an article published in the journal Obesity Reviews, standard methods for measuring obesity may be underestimating the burden of overweight across the globe, possibly missing hundreds of millions. Associate ... Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the AspireAssist obesity-treatment device, which allows patients to drain part of their stomach contents after each meal, preventing the body from absorbing approximately ... Read more
At the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, an international group of researchers presented important findings about the link between obesity and the related diseases it causes. Worldwide, ... Read more
According to a new collaborative study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and Johns Hopkins University, it’s better to be shaped like a pear — with most of the ... Read more
Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the University of Pennsylvania recently reported that existing studies linking obesity and mortality have not considered the long-term effects ... Read more
In a new study, researchers observed that obese individuals taking phosphorus supplements for 12 weeks showed a greater reduction in body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and subjective appetite ... Read more
Findings from a meta-analysis recently published in the journal Obesity Reviews indicate that about half of adults with obesity in the United States report lifetime discrimination, and women with extreme obesity ... Read more
