Researchers examined the heritability of body mass index (BMI), highlighting that genetics and the gut microbiome both play major roles in obesity risk. The review emphasizes that maternal microbiome ...

The authors of a recent Lancet report argue that obesity should not just be seen as a risk factor for other diseases — but in some cases, should be seen as a disease itself. The position could change ...

Using Sernova Biotherapeutics' investigational Cell Pouch Bio-hybrid Organ, transplanted human donor islet cells helped ...

Research indicates gastric sleeve surgery produces average weight loss of 25 to 30% of total body weight within the first one ...

Patients who stop using weight loss medications are likely to return to their baseline weight within two years, a new ...

MÁLAGA, Spain — An online obesity clinic named Embla was associated ... according to new real-world data. Average weight loss reached 16.7% after 64 weeks’ use of the digital health platform ...

Those who take tirzepatide, the drug sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro, could lose more weight than those who take semaglutide, ...

Participants had an average age of 56, and about 62% had severe obesity with their body mass index (BMI) 40 or greater. BMI is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. About 23% of ...