Obesity News

An author correction published in Nature addresses a previous article on obesity trends, noting that the rise in obesity has plateaued in developed nations whil

US and Israeli officials are reportedly misrepresenting UN data on acute malnutrition in Gaza to suggest that the region is not experiencing a hunger crisis.

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow found a five-fold increase in a type of liver disease over the past decade, linke

Former Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has called for lunchboxes to be banned in schools, praising government changes to school meals but advocating for further

A new Medicare pilot program offering GLP-1 medications for weight loss at $50 a month is excluding some patients, like Jeff La Marca, who have pre-existing con

India's food regulator has abandoned plans for color-coded front-of-pack nutrition warnings due to industry opposition, opting for simpler disclosures, a decisi

Medical experts are warning that President Donald Trump's reported 23-pound weight gain over three years poses a significant health risk, describing his obesity

A 16-year-old from UP, weighing 275 kg, underwent high-risk weight-loss surgery in Delhi and has since lost 52 kg.

A new study suggests that consuming a tomato daily could help reduce the risk of fatty liver disease, a condition affecting about a third of UK adults and linke

Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav stated that nearly one in two adults in the state are overweight. He announced that a force comprising official

A patient weighing 209 kg, who was unable to breathe, underwent a preparatory regimen by an AIIMS team to become fit for bariatric surgery, resulting in a 50 kg

Obesity rates in England have doubled since 1993, meaning approximately seven million more adults are currently living with obesity compared to if rates had rem

Doctors at AIIMS successfully performed bariatric surgery on a patient weighing 209 kg.

A study comparing school surveys from 2006 and 2023 in Chennai revealed a significant increase in prediabetes and obesity among adolescents, indicating worsenin

RenaissThera, a Bengaluru-based company founded in 2023, is developing oral small-molecule drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes, focusing on targets like GLP-1

GLP-1 drugs, initially for diabetes and now used for obesity, are significantly impacting the US healthcare system.

James Capon responds to an editorial on regulating food markets to reduce obesity in Britain, arguing that the focus on "high in fat, salt or sugar" is flawed a

A Lancet study has linked a surge in Type 2 diabetes cases among women under 40 in England to rising obesity rates in young adults, prompting a health time bomb

New proposals suggest supermarkets could face penalties for junk food sales, and the Health and Social Care Committee has called for a ban on all outdoor advert

MPs on the Commons health committee are calling for a ban on fast food outlets near schools and an end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transpo

MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee are urging the government to confront the food industry to tackle the obesity crisis, recommending a ban on all outd

Leading paediatricians warn that UK children are set to become one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, citing declining or stalled health outcomes acros

India plans to replace BMI with waist-to-hip ratio in public hospitals to combat obesity, utilizing nearly 1 million ASHA workers to identify risks and prevent

Chris Larkin, who once weighed 44 stone, faced ridicule and considered giving up due to a sales job and a back injury. The article details his personal struggle