Few nutrients are more maligned than carbohydrates. The theory goes that pasta, bread and rice must be avoided in order to ...

She said processing her diagnosis also came with challenges, adding: "The pamphlets and websites never showed anyone younger than 40, let alone a black woman." She credits the nurses volunteering ...

In that spirit, the San Francisco Department of Elections invites voters to take a small yet impactful step toward sustainability: opt out of receiving the printed Voter Information Pamphlet (VIP) by ...

Of U.S. adults with a BMI indicating obesity, 98.4% also had excess adiposity confirmed by other measures. Researchers suggest there may be limited utility to confirming excess adiposity in people ...

Hilary Swift for The New York Times In a long-overlooked corner of pharmacy, compounding obesity drugs has generated huge business for telehealth companies and medical spas that connect patients ...

GLP-1s are reframing the discussion of obesity and dieting. A new study in Food Quality and Preference uncovers food choices under the influence of GLP-1s. Online respondents completed food surveys ...

Pfizer is ending the development of its potential once-daily pill treatment for obesity before venturing into the biggest and most expensive level of clinical testing. The drugmaker said Tuesday ...

The setback blows a hole in the Big Pharma’s plans to challenge for the obesity market. The company tested once-daily danuglipron formulations in a pair of phase 1 dose-optimization studies.

Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating setmelanotide for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity. Setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, is currently indicated ...

Under a rule proposed last November by the Biden administration, anti-obesity drugs would be covered by Medicare and Medicaid, expanding access for roughly 3.4 million Medicare users and about 4 ...

DOWN. ROYALE AND TODD, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, COREY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEW ON SEVEN. CHILDHOOD OBESITY RATES ARE DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THEY’RE STILL HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.