The market for anti-obesity drugs has been growing for a while, but is finally about to take off with the entry of two global ...

The increasing use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss is leading to significant changes in food preferences, with users ...

Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating setmelanotide for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity.

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing ...

Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD Major institutions, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

A group of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity receiving setmelanotide for 1 year had nearly a 20% greater BMI ...

The other day, a 45-year-old man came to the emergency with complaints of breathlessness. Though it was not a heart attack, ...

A major new study from Sweden has found that waist circumference (WC)—a simple measure of abdominal fat—may be a more ...

A review and analysis of reams of earlier research found that being out of shape doubled or tripled the risk of dying prematurely, whatever someone’s age or body mass index.

With an overwhelming abundance of weight loss products on the market, it can be easy to become lost in a sea of options, each promising miraculous results. Among these products, PhenQ stands out as a ...

A study found that waist size is a better cancer risk predictor for men compared to BMI, with an extra 4 inches increasing risk by 25 per cent. If you are a man, your waist size could be a better ...

Men with an extra 11cm on their waistlines by the end of the study increased their risk of developing cancer by 25 per cent. By comparison, an increase in BMI of 3.7 - for example, rising from 24 ...