The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

South Korea's spy agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and suffers obesity-related health problems including high blood pressure and diabetes

Roche is working on bringing its weight-loss medications to patients "faster than anticipated,” making it yet another contender in the weight-loss drug market.

Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.

The researchers discovered in a mice study that obesity causes chronic changes in the brain, which affects sperm count.

Humans have been processing food for thousands of years. While some processing can increase food’s safety and shelf-life, consuming lots of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked to health issues such as obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you may have experienced one of these popular pitfalls.

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Every family needs groceries, and most people regularly venture to the supermarket to gather supplies. If researchers can help shoppers make healthier choices, we can improve the obesity problem in a simple yet effective way. But until recently, nobody really understood what motivated people to choose certain products – we…

UPFs have been linked to poor health, such as through an increased risk of obesity and heart disease