A doctor's take: When to consider medication for weight loss
Obesity is a long-term health challenge that many people face. In fact, the World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic.
Oct 20, 2026
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Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Body Constitution
MeSH tree: G07.100
Low testosterone screening rates among US army personnel examined
Approximately 1 in 4 active-duty male U.S. Army personnel may have a morning testosterone measurement below a commonly used clinical threshold, according to new research from Pennington Biomedical Research Center published ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Higher childhood BMI associated with greater body dissatisfaction at age 14 in both boys and girls
Children who follow higher trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and fat mass index across childhood report greater body dissatisfaction at age 14, in both boys and girls, according to a new study published in PLOS One by ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Technology-assisted approach can help prevent summer weight gain in adolescents
Summer break can bring changes in daily routines that make it harder for adolescents to maintain healthy habits. Researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health ...
Oct 13, 2026
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What is normal eating behavior? Age, sex and weight all play a role
A study based on data from nearly 9,000 people in northern Finland shows that eating behavior varies with age and differs between sexes and BMI categories. The findings suggest that there is no single threshold that can be ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Peanut consumption affects the lipid profile circulating in the blood
Unhealthy dietary patterns are among the leading drivers of the global health crisis, significantly contributing to rising rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Nutritional science has ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Understanding adult obesity
Obesity is one of the most common health conditions in the world and one of the most misunderstood. Today, it affects about 4 in 10 U.S. adults, and the numbers keep rising.
Oct 8, 2026
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Obesity's link to lower risk of death in dementia points to likely importance of nutrition
People who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with dementia are likely to live longer than those in a normal weight range, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and NYU ...
Oct 6, 2026
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Childhood obesity less common under new health-based definition
A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than widely used body mass index (BMI) thresholds, according to a large international study. The findings could lead to changes in how childhood ...
Oct 6, 2026
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Model predicts growth hormone therapy responses in children with short stature
Idiopathic short stature (ISS) describes children whose height is substantially below the expected range for their age and sex without any identifiable medical cause. Recombinant growth hormone (GH) therapy is often used ...
Oct 5, 2026
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