International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes, stimulate research

Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain joined in an analysis of ultra-processed food published in the Oct. 10 special edition of the British Medical Journal, stating there is…

Early treatment of child obesity found effective

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in a study published in…

Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months after the…

Study confirms long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in the prevention of cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence…

Confused about carbs? This might help

If you get cross-eyed thinking about carbohydrates, that’s understandable. They can be, quite literally, both simple and complex. They abound in snacks that nobody would call healthy but also appear…

Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia

Instruments sit on a table in an operating room June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if…

Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many Americans really want to lose weight—and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them…

Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death

BMI, which was first proposed a Belgian mathematician in the 19th century, is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height. People classified as overweight though…

Rapid weight loss may improve advanced fatty liver disease, says new research

Participants followed the “soups and shakes” diet to help them lose weight. Credit: New Africa/ Shutterstock About 2% of adults worldwide suffer from a condition called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Nash), an…

Fewer teens now perceive themselves as overweight, finds international study of more than 745,000 adolescents

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study involving more than 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries across Europe and North America identified an increase in the amount of teenagers who underestimate their…