A new study finds using GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat obesity in otherwise healthy adults is safe and very effective.
U.S. News & World Report, working with leading medical and nutrition experts, reveals a list of the best diets for overall health and specific conditions.
New study examines U.S. trends in body mass index and obesity and finds improving numbers, driven in part by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
New research shows GLP-1 agonists, like Ozempic, and SGLT2 inhibitors, like Farxiga, help lower the risk of secondary stroke, heart attack and death in stroke survivors.
A new study finds semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, reduced kidney damage by up to 52% in people with obesity.
Researchers are now testing a new semaglutide delivery platform that combines the medication with a special hydrogel to achieve sustained release over one month or longer.
Pregnant women with high levels of PFAS chemicals commonly found in consumer products may experience weight and heart issues later in life.
A new study finds overweight people who stay awake too late face higher odds of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society finds 40% of cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths are caused by potentially modifiable risk factors.
When it comes to living a longer life, staying active may matter far more than what the scale says.
Per the largest study yet on fitness, body weight, and longevity published recently in the
Weight loss tops many folks’ list of New Years resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first prescription medication specifically for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): the weight-loss drug Zepbound.
In a news release published Dec. 20, the ...
The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds.
Data on almost 17 million adults natio...
Unhealthy ultra-processed foods have wormed their way into American kitchens, likely harming people's health for decades, a new study warns.
More than half of ...
Americans are falling farther behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to health and life expectancy, a new study shows.
Life expectancy in the United States is expe...
Eating lots of ultra-processed foods appears linked to a buildup of fat in the thighs, which in turn raises a person's odds for arthritis in the knees, new...
Fatty liver disease may contribute to fragmented sleep patterns, robbing already sick people of good rest, a new study finds.
These folks woke up more often in the night, and then lay awake longer waiting for slumber to reclaim them, researchers found. These patients als...
GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too.
Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've developed an a...
An accumulation of fat lurking around the organs of obese people is strongly linked to a buildup of Alzheimer's-linked proteins in the brain, new research finds.
Buildup of this visceral fat in middle age may boost levels of the two damaging brain proteins, called amyloi...
The cutting-edge weight-loss drug Zepbound can protect obese people from developing type 2 diabetes, a new clinical trial has found.
Zepbound reduced the r...
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How long Americans can expect to live varies dramatically -- and the gap continues to widen.
A new report says health inequalities have, in essence, created 10 Americas.
These mutually exclusive populations are divided along familiar fault lines, including race, et...
Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns.
About 213 million Americans aged 25 and older will be carrying around excess weight within 25 years, along with more than 45 million childre...
Bottoms up: The type of alcohol you prefer may say something about your lifestyle, new research reveals.
Beer drinkers are more likely to have ...
Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.
By 2018, federal data showed that 42% of adults had some form of fatty liver disease -- higher than prior estimates, according to a team led by <...
High blood pressure is a rare health issue among teens, but U.S. case numbers are creeping upwards.
Now, research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, show...
Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.
Heart disease deaths linked to obesity increa...
Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Increasing age and widening waistlines greatly increase the odds for the disease, which happens when the bo...
Women who are pregnant but who also have the ovarian cyst disorder polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at higher odds of giving birth to an underweight baby, new Norwegian research shows.
Hillary Fisher thinks receiving weight-loss surgery as a teenager put her on the path to a better life.
Fisher is one of 260 teens who participated in a long-term study which recently concluded that weight-loss surgery can bring lasting health benefits for obese teenager...
Pancreatic cancer rates are rising in adults younger than 50, but many continue to believe it’s a disease that only affects the elderly, a new survey ...
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can guard against kidney disease in obese people, a new study shows.
Patients taking semaglutide -- the active agent in Ozempic and Wegovy -- had as ...
Expanding access to cutting-edge diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could prevent more than 42,000 deaths a year...
Obesity is a more powerful driver of breast cancer than previously thought, a new study suggests.
About 40% of hormone-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women m...
Most Americans are eating their way to inflammation that puts them at risk of cancer, heart disease and other serious health problems, a new study shows.
"Overall, 57% of U.S. adults have a pro-inflammatory diet and that number was higher for Black Americans, men, younge...
There’s good news for folks who struggle to fit regular exercise into their busy workweek.
“Weekend warrior” workouts are just as beneficial a...
“Body roundness” could be a better measure than BMI at predicting how excess weight might affect a person’s heart health, a new study finds.
People who developed a high Body Roundness Index during a six-year period had a 163% increased risk of heart dis...
Over 40 percent of U.S. adults are now obese, with rates roughly the same for men and women, new government data shows.
Obesity rates fluctuated with age and fell as levels of education increased, said the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<...
Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that.
In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes...
Statistics from 2023 on U.S. obesity rates bring no good news: In every state in the nation, 1 in every 5 people is now obese, the new tally shows.
In 2013, not one state had an adult obesity rate topping 35%, but 10 years later 23 states had achieved that dubious distin...
The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval.
All doses of tirzepatide consistently reduced weight in...
The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report.
The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and...
Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time?
Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says.
That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise is good for your long-term...
Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new study finds.
However, it...
PFAS “forever chemicals” could cause pregnant women to experience long-term weight gain, increasing their risk of obesity in middle age, a new study warns.
Good sleep is important for the health of overweight men and women, a new study shows.
Heavy-set people who stay awake too late tend to have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other...
New Medicare rules could make 3.6 million Americans -- or even more -- eligible for treatment with the pricey weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new study finds.
Under the new rules, the...
Type 2 diabetes increased by nearly 20% in the United States between 2012 and 2022, with age, race, income level, obesity and lack of exercise a...
Tirzepatide, the blockbuster GLP-1 medicine known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss, cut the odds that an obese, prediabetic person will develop diabetes by ...
"Stealth" foods are sneaking saturated fat and added sugars into even the strictest diets, a new study shows.
Most saturated fats and added sugars come from well-known sources ...
Americans continue to rank dead last in life expectancy among English-speaking countries, a new study finds.
People in the United States more often fall prey at younger ages to accidental deaths, homicides and chronic diseases, researchers reported Aug. 13 in the
Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds.
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People can offset hours spent sitting around with minutes of active exercise each week, a new study claims.
Folks who are sedentary for eight or more hours daily can lower their overall risk of death – and especially their risk of dying from
New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis.
The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that.
In a study published Wednesday ...
Finding yourself packing on the pounds around your waist and arms? If so, you might be at heightened risk for neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, new researc...
Obese kids infected with dengue are significantly more likely to suffer severe illness requiring hospitalization, a new study warns.
A new analysis of nearly 5,000 dengue-infected Sri Lankan children found that weight plays a powerful role in how sick the mosquito-borne ...
Consistently bad sleep is linked to a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.
Both too little and too much sleep is ti...
Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study claims.
Food-related changes in obese cats’ gut microbiome have striking similarities to the way diet affect...
In yet another finding that touts the health benefits of wildly popular weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, scientists report that taking the drugs may help reduce the risk of some cancers.
Researchers have identified a gene that can trigger obesity, behavior problems and postpartum depression when missing or damaged.
The finding could lead to new treatments fo...