The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

Some artificial sweeteners are synthetic, others are extracted from foods such as monk fruit and the stevia plant.

Following a clinical trial, academics said the weight loss injection semaglutide could help adolescents with obesity to shed pounds

Average of £1,375 spent annually on heavier patients as government faces scrutiny for policy failures

Experts say economic prosperity and continuing viability of NHS rely on combatting increasing obesity

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised that “non-sugar sweeteners should not be used as a means of achieving weight control or reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases” such as diabetes and heart disease.

Teens living with obesity were offered the semaglutide drug for more than a year in a new clinical trial

Report says giving semaglutide once a week gave ‘historically unprecedented’ results

History of obesity increases risk of early death by a third regardless of current weight, according to study on ‘weight scarring’

They cautioned, however, that the appetite suppressant semaglutide should be taken as part of a wider package of treatment options.

A new study from Japan has claimed that a surprising and little-known treatment, ear acupuncture, could play a role in aiding weight loss but some experts have questioned the study

New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.