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Fatty tissue has been found in the lungs of overweight and obese people for the first time. Australian researchers analyzed lung samples from 52 people and found the amount of fat increased in line with body...

People who have fatty liver disease related to being overweight may get the disease under better control when they get lots of support to lose weight, a research review suggests. Most people have a little bit...

Researchers said last year that the proportion of overweight U.S. adults trying to lose weight has been shrinking – but newly reanalyzed data suggest the proportion of adults trying to slim down actually grew slightly. Based...

Boys who become overweight during puberty are more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure when they grow up than their slimmer counterparts, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity...

Pregnant women who drink lots of coffee and other caffeinated beverages may be more likely to have kids who are overweight than mothers who limit caffeine during pregnancy, a Norwegian study suggests. Researchers examined data on...

News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests that overweight boys may be at greater risk of colon (bowel) cancer when they grow up than...

News Hour: New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity suggests that being overweight, especially from a young age, may substantially increase the lifetime risk of major depression. The study by Deborah Gibson-Smith from...

News Hour: When a patient with type 2 diabetes lives with their spouse, their risk of being overweight halves compared with those patients with type 2 diabetes who are single. Among patients with type 2 diabetes...

News Hour: From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in the white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. White...

A study of the literature published on Saturday found that a new diabetic medication promotes greater weight loss and lower blood sugar levels than its well-known competition semaglutide, better known as Ozempic. Tirzepatide, marketed by US...