Spain is investigating Novo Nordisk over concerns it may be indirectly marketing its weight loss drugs. Euronews Health spoke to the country’s health secretary to find out more.View on euronews ...

A recent report from the UK's Academy of Medical Royal Colleges described ‘the miracle cure’ of performing 30 min of moderate exercise, five times a week, as more powerful than many drugs administered ...

Rachele M. McCarthey, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), received her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. She completed her residency in the triple board program ...

Being overweight or obese puts you at risk for many serious health conditions, including diabetes, sleep apnea, and even cancer. Learn more from WebMD about diseases you can prevent by losing weight.

People are getting fatter almost everywhere in the world. The World Health Organization predicts there will be 2.3 billion overweight adults in the world by 2015 and more than 700 million of them will ...

Current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate adiposity and provide inadequate information about health at the individual level, which undermines medically-sound ...

This guideline covers the prevention and management of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in children, young people and adults. It brings together and updates all NICE's previous guidelines on ...

Despite evidence that some people with excess adiposity have ill health due to obesity, obesity is generally considered a harbinger of other diseases, not a disease in itself.

Diabetes and obesity disproportionately impact Black people, yet they are facing greater challenges gaining access to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic that could help treat these conditions.

Diabetes has become incredibly common, but there are several things you can do to minimize your risk. Here are 11 science-backed ways to prevent diabetes.

Military health experts highlight need for U.S. youth to maintain healthy weight By V. Hauschild, MPH, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen April 4, 2023 ...

Scientists have identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health, disease and response to medication. The ...