New research has found that extra abdominal fat is strongly associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Excess belly ...

A Phase III trial of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ Imcivree (setmelanotide) failed to meet its primary endpoints in four rare, ...

A melanocortin-4 receptor agonist did not induce significant decreases in BMI for patients with four rare genetic forms of obesity, according to topline results from four substudies of a phase 3 trial ...

The 2013 declaration of obesity as a chronic disease and the 2021 approval of semaglutide are associated with increased use ...

More U.S. students are gaining weight, obesity is rising, but fewer are taking action to improve their health and build better daily habits.

Nearly 1 in 5 teens in the United States is obese, putting their long-term health at serious risk. Obesity in adolescence ...

New obesity standards focus on belly fat and body composition, affecting men and Asian individuals most dramatically ...

Elevated prepregnancy BMI in either parent is linked to increased odds of offspring developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in early adulthood.

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

Researchers show that pharmacological activation of hypoxia signaling improves metabolism, limits fat accumulation, and ...

An estimated 36.2% of Michigan adults were obese in 2024, marking the state’s highest rate in more than a decade. U.S. prevalence of obesity was highest in the Midwest region. Michigan found itself ...

Nigeria has scored zero on obesity treatment and physical activity in a new global assessment of how countries are responding ...