Weight Loss & Obesity News & Features

April 16, 2023 — Since one of the side effects of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic is weight loss, people without diabetes have flocked to purchase the drug for a quicker way to shed pounds. To prevent widespread shortages, Canadian province British Columbia is banning Americans from purchasing the drug.

April 7, 2023 — A new study of overweight and obese people’s brains using MRIs suggests that future weight loss treatments should take into account whether someone is male or female. MRIs revealed gender-based differences in both the structure and function of the brain.

March 31, 2023 — For the first time, the World Health Organization may add weight loss drugs to the list of essential medicines that it suggests countries worldwide purchase.

March 30, 2023 — Within 5 years of stopping the weight loss drug Wegovy, most people will regain all the weight they lost, and some people may add even more pounds, a senior official from drugmaker Novo Nordisk said at a conference Wednesday.

March 28, 2023 — A new analysis gives a promising answer to the weight loss question: Is it better to have lost and gained, than never to have lost at all?

In the webinar “How Can CBT Help With Weight Management,” Rachel Goldman, PhD, shared some tools that can help you work toward a healthier weight.

March 3, 2023 — More than half the world’s population will be overweight or have obesity by 2035 if current trends continue, with obesity rising at alarming rates among children and adolescents, a new report from the World Obesity Federation says.

February 4, 2023 — Drug maker Novo Nordisk says it is increasing production of Wegovy, a weight loss drug, which has been hard to find in stores.

January 31, 2023 — The brains of obese people go through changes like those of Alzheimer’s patients, a new study shows. This is the first study that directly compared patterns of brain shrinkage in the two groups.

January 9, 2023 — The American Academy of Pediatrics said physicians should no longer wait to see if children with obesity outgrow the condition.

Wegovy, a new obesity drug, works wonders, but patients struggle for insurance coverage.

WebMD explains what the leptin hormone is, how it affects weight, and whether leptin supplements are safe or effective.

Learn how you can lose fat in your face through diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle habits.

I was able to make lasting changes in my fitness journey by finding the right motivation and focusing on the long game.

I can’t allow the measurable goals to consume me anymore when the bigger picture is what this is all about. My motivation is my future.

After nearly 2 months on this fitness journey, I can't say that I don't have very many complaints. But, things are going to be changing.

Life is too short to not indulge once in a while, especially when celebrating! But, I still made healthy decisions and my weight loss is still on track.

Life's hard. So anything I can do to keep my mind and space positive makes not only my life better, but the lives of those close to me, too.

The information I get from my biometric scale and food logs has been opening my eyes to what’s working and where I need to work harder.

I've been a bit more emotional than normal. It's disheartening to do all the work and not see it reflected on the scale.

I love the taste of food, and that’s not going to miraculously change. So, I found a couple of tricks to help me resist the temptation to overeat.

If you've been following my fitness journey, you know about my struggles with flexibility and my desire to overcome them. So, I’m giving yoga another shot.

Now that I am recovering from COVID, I really need to base my workouts on where I am TODAY-- not on the workouts I used to be able to do.

In the past I wasn’t weighing myself, so my only goals were to generally look and feel better. But now, I’m setting specific weight goals.

COVID shifted my focus, but I’m determined to keep up with my healthy eating habits while I recover.

After watching my 14-year-old daughter's team workout, I realized I could do more to push myself in my healthier 2021 journey.

This weekend was a big boost for my confidence. I not only ate healthy and stayed under my calorie goal, but I exercised both days!

It was hard to stick with my exercise goals now that I’m back to the daily grind. But I learned something important about myself: I can do it.

If there was ever a time to stress eat and maybe enjoy a few drinks, the first week of 2021 may have been it. But, I didn’t succumb to the temptation.

Five years ago, I started a diet and fitness routine that helped get me back into shape and off the fast track to diabetes. And then came COVID-19.

Follow Laura, Bill, and Mark as they make a commitment to a healthier year in 2021.

In 2016, I lost 100 pounds. Then I got lazy. Once the pandemic hit, any good habits I had left were thrown out the window.

The sportswear brand Nike has introduced new, inclusive mannequins to their Niketown stores in London that include representations of physically disabled and plus-sized athletes.

When Sal Paradiso realized he may not make it to age 40, he decided to take control of his weight -- and change his life.

See this duo’s amazing transformation after supporting each other in their journey to better health.

Follow these 11 doable strategies, all backed by research, to reach your goals.

Got a big belly? You may be at risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and cancer.

Does sex change after drastic weight loss? Are couples happier after one partner loses weight?

Are you destined to be obese just because it runs in your family?

Some medicines make you more likely to gain weight. Find out which ones they are and what you can do to avoid those extra pounds.

Weight loss surgery, exercise, and determination helped a WebMD user shape up.

These five situations can make it really tough to stick to your diet. Find out what do to at happy hour, business lunches, family dinners, and more.

When you're working on weight loss, it can help to have a little inspiration. Here, six people share their secrets on how they lost the pounds.

When you're setting out to lose weight, your doctors can help. But they may not talk about it much until you bring it up. Use these questions to start the conversation.

To lose weight, you need your environment (like your home and job) to support that goal. Get 8 tips you can use right now to set yourself up for weight loss success.

Once you've lost the weight, it's time to start working on keeping those pounds off for good. Find out how other people have succeeded at maintaining their weight loss.

Feel like you’ve tried every diet trick in the book? Here are 12 new weight-loss strategies to try.

Experts explain how your beliefs about losing weight could be holding you back.

Learn how losing even a little weight can help your blood pressure.

When you're working on weight loss and the scale isn't budging, check to see if one or more of these foods is part of the problem.