The pleasure we get from eating junk food—the dopamine rush from crunching down on salty, greasy French fries and a luscious ...

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost a third of children and young people set to be ...

What is obesity? Here's what you need to know about the disease expected to impact 50% of adults worldwide by 2050.

Childhood obesity is a formidable public health challenge in the US, posing a risk of various downstream health issues for ...

Novo Nordisk has signed a deal worth up to $1bn with Lexicon Pharmaceuticals for the exclusive global rights to LX9851, an ...

Eli Lilly has launched new 7.5 mg and 10 mg single-dose vials of Zepbound (tirzepatide), priced at $499 per month under the newly introduced Zepbound Self Pay Journey Program. The company said ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults ...

In the Palmetto State, two out of every three adults and one out of every three children are affected by obesity. It’s a public health crisis. And a costly one at that, with annual spending on ...

Obesity is linked to numerous health complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease. In a world where obesity rates continue to climb, researchers are ...