50+ min ago   (426+ words) BRICS leaders have recognised obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as major global public health challenges, calling for stronger preventive and promotive healthcare measures across member countries. The recognition was part of the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (652+ words) Type 2 diabetes has long been viewed as a disease of middle and later life, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the patients developing it youngest may also be the ones facing the most aggressive complications. A new retrospective…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (355+ words) Posted September 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Obesity and eating disorders remain distinct conditions, and it would be a mistake to treat them as if they were the same. However, they share several potentially important mechanisms. The reverse problem also occurs:…...

8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (34+ words) You checked your BMI online. It said, “Normal.” You felt relieved and moved on. But here is what most Indian BMI calculators …...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (795+ words) Obesity has long been recognized as one of the most potent modifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer, but the precise cellular choreography by which excess body weight sets the stage for malignancy has remained largely hidden from view....

19+ hour, 49+ min ago   (858+ words) Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are usually discussed in connection with diabetes and weight loss. However, new research suggests semaglutide may have another unexpected benefit. It could potentially affect mental health, particularly among people living with bipolar disorder. Sure,…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago   (81+ words) Body composition science has long faced an awkward truth: the equations most widely used to estimate how much fat a person carries were rarely built for the diversity of the people they are applied to. A new benchmark analysis published…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (30+ words) In a pioneering discovery, Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers have found that obesity may increase breast cancer risk by removing a natural defense found in the fat cells of non-obese individuals....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (256+ words) Breasts are mostly composed of fat, particularly fat cells called adipocytes. These adipocytes are different depending on a person's weight and can be lean or obese. In obesity, adipocytes are larger than in their lean counterparts. Hilgendorf also says that…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (323+ words) A year ago, if you’d told me I’d be writing about weight loss drugs instead of washed Ethiopian lots, I wouldn’t have believed you. So why am I now building a fitness app instead of a roastery? GLP-1 medications, Ozempic,…...