Tag: obesity
FDA approves the first weight-loss pill you can take any time, without food restrictions
A new daily GLP-1 pill drops the fasting window that has frustrated Rybelsus users.
Your immune system remembers obesity for years, even after the weight is gone
Immune cells keep a molecular record of obesity for up to a decade after weight loss.
Your waist measurement may catch health risks that your BMI quietly misses
In 1,900 U.S. adults, waist circumference caught far more true obesity than BMI, and matched a newer, more complex framework.
Is your BMI accurate? Body fat scans get it wrong for more than 1 in 3 adults
When researchers compared BMI with gold-standard body fat scans, one in three "obese" adults were not.
If you have sleep apnea and obesity, Zepbound may cut breathing disruptions by 60 percent
A weekly injection just outperformed placebo in the first Phase 3 drug trials for obstructive sleep apnea.
Bariatric surgery isn’t a one-and-done fix: About a quarter of patients see the weight climb back
New long-term research finds that surgery reshapes the stomach, but not the biology that drives weight back up.