https://medicalxpress.com/overweight-obesity-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Weight Management Your body absorbs alcohol much more rapidly after bariatric surgery. Patients need to know this when they choose the kind of surgery they will have. "Bariatric surgery can come with a price. Patients have a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems than if they did not undergo surgery," said Magnus Strømmen, a researcher at the Center for Obesity Research at St. Olavs Hospital and a Ph.D. research fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-alcohol-absorption-bariatric-surgery-term.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:20:03 EDT news701593202 A new strategy for delivering GLP-1 drugs to patients with obesity or who were overweight resulted in up to a 12% reduction in body weight after 36 weeks, according to a randomized phase II clinical trial published in Nature Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-oral-glp-drug-weight-loss.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:03 EDT news701531914 Every parent wants to raise healthy kids who then grow up to become healthy adults. But when a third of children in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, that goal seems increasingly elusive. A new University at Buffalo study, covering 40 years of data and more than 1,000 families in different regions in the U.S., reveals that the family-based behavioral treatment developed at UB for children and parents who are overweight or obese can prevent children from developing metabolic disease when they grow up. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-family-based-behavioral-treatment-children.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:40:23 EDT news701439768 The association between parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's childhood BMI may be primarily due to genetic inheritance rather than any direct biological effect of parental weight during pregnancy, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Tom Bond of the University of Bristol in the U.K. and colleagues from the University of Queensland in Australia and elsewhere. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-link-parents-children-weight-genetic.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:11 EDT news701343182 A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs, meat and dairy increased healthy lifespan and decreased frailty and fat mass in mice, according to a new USC study published in the journal Cell Metabolism. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-mediterranean-diet-added-methionine-healthy.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:08 EDT news701434682 People who carry genetic variations linked to obesity are more likely to be heavier now than individuals with the same variants who were born before the recent obesity epidemic. Liam Wright of University College London and colleagues report these findings in the journal PLOS Genetics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-link-genetics-bmi-stronger-obesity.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:07 EDT news700990922 Yo-yo dieters who struggle to lose weight and keep it off may achieve better results by following an intermittent fasting diet, rather than traditional calorie counting. An Adelaide University study focusing on the psychological aspects of both intermittent fasting and calorie restriction compared the effects the diets had on eating behaviors, mood, sleep and quality of life. The research is published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-diet-intermittent-fasting-weight-loss.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:40:03 EDT news700906801 Metabolic and bariatric surgery for teens with severe obesity was found to be cost-effective over 10 years, according to a new analysis from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in JAMA Network Open. While long-term clinical benefits of weight-loss surgery for eligible teens have been well established, and it is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, insurance coverage has been limited and few teens can take advantage of the surgery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-economic-case-teen-weight-loss.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:14 EDT news700730821 For those scared of needles but who need GLP-1 receptor agonists to help manage their weight, there might be some good news. Researchers are testing a new oral, small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist called Elecoglipron, which could offer the weight-loss benefits of GLP-1 therapy without injections. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-day-pill-weight-loss-phase.html Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:40:01 EDT news700394634 Chile's complementary set of policies targeting food products high in fat, salt and sugar plausibly reduces the risk of school-age children being overweight or having obesity, finds a study published in The Lancet. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-chile-food-ad-child-obesity.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:30:01 EDT news700388102 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, which in turn releases insulin into the bloodstream. A new Nature Metabolism study reveals how a key group of neurons helps mediate this process. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-mechanism-reveals-food-aroma.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:40:07 EDT news700234239