When we think about obesity, we often picture a single number on a weighing scale. However, weight management is much more complex than just a high BMI (Body Mass Index). Not all weight is the same, ...

When we think about body fat, most of us focus on what we see in the mirror, the soft tissue we can pinch on our arms or waist. However, not all fat is created equal. Your body stores fat in two very ...

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Obesity is now linked to at least 13 types of cancer, making it one of the most preventable cancer risk factors in the United States.

Weight loss is notoriously hard to maintain. Within a few years most people regain the pounds they initially lose, whether through dieting, exercise, surgery or weight-loss medications such as the ...

Nonjudgmental and collaborative care plans are ideal for primary care clinicians treating patients with obesity.

If you have hypothalamic obesity, you have an increase in appetite and food intake (hyperphagia). This can happen if the parts of your brain that control hunger and fullness are damaged or not working ...

Before GLP-1 agonists became the blockbuster obesity drugs many people know and use today, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals was researching molecules that take a similar approach but for a different target. The ...