Bariatric surgery uptake has decreased since the fourth quarter of 2022, coinciding with a rise in prescriptions of semaglutide and tirzepatide for adults with obesity, according to a research letter ...

A Philippine lawmaker on Monday sounded the alarm over the country’s rising obesity problem, following a recent study that found about 41% of the 72 million Filipino adults — translating to 29.5 ...

Obesity is emerging as a key driver of India’s noncommunicable disease crisis. With nearly 1 in 4 adults overweight and ...

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the United States from the 1970s ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two ...

Obesity rates are soaring in New Mexico. Should Medicaid cover GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic to close the care gap?

Adults with overweight or obesity regained most weight lost during GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment at 1 year following cessation.

Twenty point six percent of patients followed a switcher trajectory within 12 months, with higher persistence seen for switchers.

This week, Mad in America examines three studies around mental health diagnosis, psychotropic drug use, obesity, and diabetes ...

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Obesity Society, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Action Coalition have published joint guidance incorporating patient input.

Adding a parental mindfulness intervention improved parenting and child food intake and obesity risk over nutrition and activity counseling alone.