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General population study shows that BMI classification system wrongly identifies some people as having overweight or obesity

Written by | 7 Apr 2026

Research from Italy to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) and published in the journal Nutrients shows that when the gold […]

Type 2 diabetes risk varied widely among adults 18-40 with prediabetes

Written by | 25 Mar 2026

A one-size-fits-all approach to prediabetes treatment may miss the opportunity to implement an early, more intensive, tailored prevention approach for those with the highest risk of developing Type […]

GLP-1 treatment linked to better psychiatric outcomes

Written by | 19 Mar 2026

GLP-1 medications, which are used to treat diabetes and obesity, appear to be associated with reduced hospital care and sickness absence from work for psychiatric reasons, researchers reported […]

Patients regain weight rapidly after stopping weight loss drugs – but still keep off a quarter of weight lost

Written by | 11 Mar 2026

A year after stopping taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain on average 60% of their lost weight – but beyond this, their weight […]

Weight-loss wonder pills prompt scrutiny of key ingredient

Written by | 23 Feb 2026

A new study from Adelaide University is turning a spotlight on those tablet versions, finding that the absorption-enhancing ingredient salcaprozate sodium (SNAC) may have measurable adverse biological effects for the gut and […]

Evidence behind intermittent fasting for weight loss fails to match hype

Written by | 21 Feb 2026

Intermittent fasting is unlikely to lead to greater weight loss in overweight or obese adults than traditional dietary advice or doing nothing, a new Cochrane review finds. Obesity […]

Obesity worsens outcomes of infectious diseases

Written by | 12 Feb 2026

Researchers from a large international study report that obesity significantly increases the risk of hospitalization and death from many infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, urinary tract […]

1.6 million UK adults used weight loss drugs in past year

Written by | 12 Jan 2026

An estimated 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to help lose weight between early 2024 and early 2025, according […]

Ending weight loss drug therapy linked to weight regain

Written by | 8 Jan 2026

Researchers report that ending the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for weight loss is associated with weight regain and a reversal of heart health markers. The […]

Patients who discontinued GLP-1s had more weight gain, complications during pregnancy

Written by | 5 Dec 2025

In a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, pregnant individuals who stopped taking popular weight loss GLP-1 medications before or early in their pregnancy tended to gain […]

Oral GLP-1 drug shows promise for adults with diabetes and obesity

Written by | 25 Nov 2025

Orforglipron , an investigative and oral GLP-1 drug, appears to enable adults with obesity and Type 2 diabetes to achieve significantly more weight loss and improvement in blood […]

GLP-1 agonists: Addressing side effects of weight loss drugs

Written by | 24 Nov 2025

New research is uncovering how medications targeting the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) system affect brain circuits involved in nausea, thirst, and pleasurable behaviors. These findings will be presented at […]

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