The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and the public – view weight loss.

A study suggests that more U.S. teens with obesity are getting weight-loss surgeries, in line with official guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Research is the first to reveal the molecular structure of a protein that allows good fat to burn off calories as heat.

Obesity increases the likelihood of having mental illnesses considerably. Read further on Dynamite News:

When people decide it’s time to lose weight, they’re usually keen to see quick results. Maybe they have an event coming up or want relief from health problems and discomfort.

The Joint Malnutrition Estimates (JME) released by UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank shows there is insufficient progress to reach the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets and only about one-third of all countries are ‘on track’ to halve the number of children affected by stunting by 2030.

Even if you stick to a healthy diet, being fat still leaves you at a greater risk of health problems

Artificial sweeteners are up to 400 times sweeter by weight – but provide no or negligible energy.

Pfizer hasn't committed to sending a diabetes drug into Phase 3 testing. Instead, the company is waiting on results for another drug,

Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of reproductive age are anaemic. And 13.7% of infants have low weight at birth. Stunting in the African region is…

YouGov poll for the Obesity Health Alliance shows position of voters on issue