But a new study is showing that cannabis could actually have surprising effects on your waistline.  Researchers at UC Riverside gave cannabis to obese mice and found that not only did the rodents lose weight,

A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still high compared to those in other countries.

In a pooled analysis of the STEP trials, semaglutide produced substantial weight loss and cardiometabolic improvements in adults aged 65 years or older.

Researchers note that excess weight has been rising for 40–45 years, elevating the risk of cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological diseases.

The tablet - orforglipron - is available in the US and could soon launch in the UK.

NHS data lays bare Britain’s child obesity crisis - with kids as young as four treated for severe obesity because they weigh as much as a 10-year-old, and more than 400 children given weight loss jabs

Pharmaceutical investing has seen huge moves this past year, with one area grabbing particular attention: obesity drugs. Since the end of 2022, the booming market—and potential for massive growth—for obesity drugs has led to big rallies for the stocks ...

At ECO 2026, researchers presented a study assessing fasting PYY, ghrelin and GIP levels in T1D patients, with or without obesity.

Lift capacity signs are based on ‘outdated assumptions of the weight of the average Brit’ - and mean lifts are getting stuck