E li Lilly is advancing its obesity treatment candidate, which is an alternative to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Obesity was labeled a disease in 2013 by the American Medical Association. While personal accountability and unhealthy habits do play a role in obesity, the reality is, obesity is a ...

SAN ANTONIO — Obesity has become a global health crisis, especially here in the U.S. In today's Healthy SA we look into several clinical about obesity that could offer weight-loss medication for free, ...

Childhood obesity rates are climbing in Oklahoma, leaving the futures of many children at risk, according to health experts. Health coach Dottie Small spoke to Dr. Rachel Franklin, a family medicine ...

Washington often talks about lowering health care costs but ignores one of the simplest ways to do it: addressing the problem of obesity seriously. With the right tools, millions of Americans could ...

Encouraging new data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session this year shows that, overall, we’re dodging death from heart attacks — in 1990, 87 out of 100,000 U.S.