Weight-loss jabs could help minimise asthma symptoms in obese people, a new study says. The drugs should be explored as a potential treatment for obese people with the respiratory condition, who are ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

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A new study suggests that nearly 70% of US adults would be classified as obese under a revised definition proposed by medical experts. The traditional method, which uses a body mass index (BMI) of 30 ...

Sarcopenic obesity is an emerging health concern in India where people with excess body fat also experience severe muscle ...

Obesity may be a contributing factor in more than 10% of infection-related deaths, a new study reveals. The researchers analyzed medical data from nearly 550,000 adults in Finland and the U.K. over a ...

As young people reach adulthood, their preferences for sweet foods typically decline. But for people with obesity, new research suggests that the drop-off may not be as steep and that the brain's ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some people can eat whatever they want and stay slim while others struggle with weight despite their best efforts, genetics holds many of the answers. For people with ...

A new analysis of data of long-term follow-up from 10 population-based cohorts challenges the so-called obesity paradox — previous counterintuitive findings suggesting that patients with heart disease ...

Cancer is more likely to develop in people who are very overweight (obese), because surplus body fat interferes with various hormone cycles and with glucose and fat metabolism. On the occasion of ...

Obesity is not just a metabolic condition. It may also trigger frequent headaches and migraines.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weight-loss jabs like Ozempic/Wegovy have been touted as miracle drugs revolutionizing how obesity is treated. Steffen Trumpf/dpa ...