This review describes how gut microbial messengers, including SCFAs, microbiota-modified bile acids, neuroactive metabolites, ...

Obesity Classification And WHO BMI Categories Explained: By Aditya Migom Doley Weight doesn’t always tell the full story, but numbers still matter when doctors need a shared language. That’s where ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...

The natural GLP-1 hormone survives in the body for only a few minutes before it is broken down. Drug developers overcome this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study. A study from Rutgers Health ...

For decades, America’s war on obesity was fought with salads, gym memberships and motivational quotes. Now, it’s being fought with syringes and pills — and Donald Trump just made them cheaper. This ...

Our brain prepares the body for an incoming meal before we even take the first bite. The aroma of food simmering on the stove, for instance, can trigger the brain to send signals to the pancreas, ...

For India, where long-term adherence is a major challenge, a once-monthly GLP-1 therapy could improve patient acceptance and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account ...

Two recent studies suggest that treating obesity and metabolic dysfunction with GLP-1 drugs could help restore hormonal ...