By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

The effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on the kidney to prevent progression of chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organizations ...

Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories - ...

A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

Is obesity a disease or a risk factor for disease? In medical circles – and outside of them – the question is contentious, with supporters on either side. In a newly published report ...

The focus on how BMI should be used may have overshadowed an equally, if not more important, matter proposed in a new report.

A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs says that drugs like Ozempic can do plenty more than just help with weight loss ...