The global food system is under growing strain from rising population, food insecurity, and obesity. Since 1985, the world’s ...

Objectives To compare the odds of depression in obese and overweight children with that in normal-weight children in the community. Design Systematic review and random-effect meta-analysis of ...

Weight loss isn’t just cosmetic; it prevents chronic disease, saves money and improves mental and physical well-being.

Therapies based on glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are the most effective for treating obesity to date, but their efficacy and tolerability are limited by gastrointestinal side effects and ...

GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide show promise in treating obesity, with benefits including weight loss and ...

Analysts predict the global market for obesity drugs to increase by 10 to 15 times to between US$95 and US$150 billion by 2030. This explosion mirrors the 12-fold increase in worldwide smartphone ...

The Obesity Association ™, a division of the ADA, recently announced the publication of Weight Stigma and Bias: Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity—2025, along with the Introduction & ...

The Ohio Department of Administrative Services announced that coverage for GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic and Mounjaro, will end for most state employees in just ten days. Coverage will continue ...

MANILA, Philippines — A member of the Diplomate of the Specialty Board of Philippine Psychiatry (DSBPP) has called for an end to the stigma surrounding obesity and urged greater support for ...

Obesity also reduces life expectancy significantly (9.1 years in men vs 7.7 years in women). 1 Treatment is especially essential, but not all weight loss methods are effective.

According to the authors, the Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity is meant for a wide health care audience, including primary care physicians, obesity medicine physicians, endocrinologists ...

By 2030, experts estimate that approximately 50% of Americans will be living with obesity. 4 In 2021, over two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries were affected by obesity. 5 Additionally, obesity costs ...