A new genetic tool — called a polygenic risk score (PGS) — uses DNA data from over five million people to predict adult ...

Hers reports 12% of Americans feel judged by doctors for their weight, highlighting significant weight bias in healthcare and ...

Whether you’re talking to a partner, a friend, or your doctor, weight loss can be a sensitive topic. And if you’re thinking ...

Obesity and body mass index (BMI) are not associated with suboptimal bowel preparation for colonoscopy with low-volume agents, according to study results published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

The adoption of the new “clinical obesity” definition alters prevalence estimates of obesity in many parts of the world ...

Novo Nordisk's technical chart is displaying a largely bearish trend amid a profit warning tied to its blockbuster obesity ...

Weight loss issues are a concern for many people. Indeed, extra pounds can be not only an aesthetic problem, but also a medical one. It would seem that you just need to lose weight, and the health ...

Although body mass index (BMI) is widely used in clinics as the standard measure of body composition, it can potentially misclassify muscular individuals as overweight and miss cases of "normal-weight ...

Macronutrients are what we consume in the largest amounts and are essential for energy and bodily function. There are three ...

The Trump administration has pledged to curb rising obesity with school meal reforms and artificial dye bans, though the ...

People are buying weight loss drugs online but the cut-price deals may not be what they seem to be, health chiefs warned.

GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists), like Wegovy, Ozempic, or generic liraglutide, have helped you reach your ...