What are some common misconceptions about childhood obesity that you encounter in your research or clinical practice? The misconceptions are that children with obesity are less smart or lazy.

Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after halting their prescription, finds a meta-analysis published in BMC Medicine.

2008 to 2023 saw relative increase of 253.1% for extremely severe obesity, which is linked to higher odds of metabolic complications.

CBSE is set to introduce 'oil boards' in schools, similar to the existing 'sugar boards', to combat rising obesity among students. These boards will display the fat content in common food items. The ...

What is behind the surge of obesity worldwide, and how is Singapore fighting back? Obesity is associated with more than 230 medical conditions, including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and ...

Researchers in a recent study discovered that people taking medications to help them lose weight might experience weight gain after they stop using the drugs.

Dear PDSA, what’s the best way to combat obesity in pets? Lucia Hi Lucia, there’s a few things owners can do to help your pet lose weight..

A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on to live with obesity.  New research led by the Universities of ...

The move, the board said, was announced keeping in view the trend of rising obesity levels among youngsters across India. "Data points out that there is a sharp rise in obesity among both adults and ...

Topical Ketamir-2 significantly reduced both acute and inflammatory pain behaviors in animals, demonstrating rapid onset, ...

Phase 1 trial of COR-1389 ongoing in subjects with obesity Paris, France, July 21, 2025 – Corteria Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of ...