The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

Editorial: Treatments that allow people to live healthier lives are welcome, but ministers must tackle the causes of this condition

Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the COVID-19 pandemic

Viking said Tuesday recipients of its potential obesity treatment lost up to 18 pounds, and VKTX stock launched to a five-year high.

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism of the Endocrine Society, mothers with obesity may share the disease's risk with their daughters but not with their sons. Read further on Dynamite News:

For year six girls, the study found an 8% reduction in obesity, equivalent to preventing 5,234 cases of obesity per year in this group

A NORC analysis found that 42% of Americans are living with obesity, with higher rates in the Southern and Midwestern states.

More than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that…

It's not a rare disease, but it's rarely spoken about. Often, we won't even know we're suffering from it. Here's why.

Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over 35, which is in the obesity range. She was…