Browsing: Obesity

Speaking at the Medical Journalists’ Association annual lecture, Sir Chris said he was worried about obesity as there is an “optimal weight” for healthy living, with…

Breaking the cycle between these two health conditions requires addressing underlying hormonal and metabolic changes, often through a combination of lifestyle changes, medications, and, for some…

Oral Semaglutide (Wegovy)Oral semaglutide (Wegovy) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2025 as a treatment for weight loss in people with…

Breast cancer survivors with an inherited risk for obesity have a higher risk of dying early compared with survivors without that genetic predisposition, according to a…

Rapid weight loss with GLP‑1 medications affects more than just body fat; it also reduces fat-free mass, including muscle, bone, connective tissue, and fluids. Typically, about…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first GLP-1 pill to reduce excess body weight, introducing a needle-free way to get the same…

An experimental obesity drug called retatrutide that targets GLP-1 and two other hormones helped people lose nearly one-third of their starting body weight, on average, in a…