https://medicalxpress.com/overweight-obesity-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Weight Management When you're hungry, it's normal to find yourself thinking about what you're going to eat next. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-food-noise-thoughts.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:40:01 EDT news702042301 Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-nutrition-apps-healthy-habits-users.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:20:01 EDT news702039357 Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic instruction can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in murine models that lasts up to 10 times as long as incretin-mimicking drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. If shown to be successful in clinical trials, this new method of delivery could eliminate the need for repeated dosing, which currently limits patient access and adherence to these therapies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-shot-weekly-glp-drugs-dna.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:40:07 EDT news701952181 Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), such as Ozempic or Wegovy, have revolutionized type 2 diabetes and weight-loss management, but they have also led to some unfortunate outcomes. A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry has raised concerns that GLP-1 medications may be misused by people with eating disorders. These are serious mental health conditions in which thoughts about food, body weight and body shape become overwhelming, leading to harmful eating behaviors and an intense drive to control food intake. Although concerns about weight or appearance are common, eating disorders go far beyond these everyday worries. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-popular-glp-weight-loss-drugs.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:10:01 EDT news701942395 New research suggests that higher levels of visceral fat, the fat stored deep in the abdomen, could contribute to faster biological aging in middle-aged adults. Adjunct Associate Professors Jennie Hui and Kun Zhu, from The University of Western Australia, were co-authors of the study published in the journal Obesity, which found visceral fat could affect the aging process beyond general measures of obesity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-excess-belly-fat-linked-faster.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:40:01 EDT news701939619 As the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges, so do calls to U.S. poison control centers, according to a new study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-glp-weight-loss-boom-linked.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:09 EDT news701612777 As people age, they often develop chronic conditions, many of which need to be managed with multiple prescription medications. While medications are important for disease management, polypharmacy poses an increased risk for harmful side effects and contraindications. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-glp-1s-prescriptions-older-adults.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:00:07 EDT news701602562 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 study by researchers from the University of Cambridge, the British Heart Foundation Data Science Center at Health Data Research UK and The George Institute for Global Health is the first to analyze obesity trends from 2019 to 2025, using NHS England electronic health records covering nearly 55 million adults. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-obesity-inequalities-england-widened-covid.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:30:03 EDT news701509441 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 The roots of childhood obesity may begin in the womb. New research led by the George Mason University College of Public Health found that children whose mothers entered pregnancy with obesity were 64% more likely to become overweight or obese by age 3. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy was associated with a 39% increase in that risk. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-maternal-obesity-linked-childhood.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:20:06 EDT news701440055 With the rise of weight-loss drugs such as GLP-1 medications in recent years, the phrase "food noise" has taken off, particularly in conversations about health and wellness on social media. While thinking about food during the day is normal, food noise is often used to describe endless, looping thoughts about eating that are hard to ignore. Yet, there's no official definition for what constitutes food noise, and evidence of food noise is anecdotal. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-food-noise-discussion-social-media.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:00:07 EDT news701438701 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 We've all made that mistake. A quick trip to the supermarket on an empty stomach ends with a trolley full of fatty, sugary treats that seemed impossible to resist at the time. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-craving-dinner-mind-food.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:20:04 EDT news701342102 For many people, the thought of a tasty burger or a cold pint of beer conjures a vivid mental image and drives behavior. This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function—it motivates us to get the necessities of life. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-weightloss-drugs-ozempic-addiction.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:40:04 EDT news701342041 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 Weight-loss jabs are the latest craze for shedding a few pounds. Their effect has been dramatic, with drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) causing users to lose up to 15% of their body fat on average. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-weightloss-drugs-dont-people.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:20:06 EDT news700920542 Liver cancer is one of the fastest-rising causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK and the third-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-liver-cancer-deaths-rapidly-tackling.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:40:03 EDT news700920302 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 The rapid rise of GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide has transformed obesity treatment. Still, experts say medications alone are not enough to address one of the nation's most pressing chronic diseases. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-glp-1s-chapter-obesity.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:07 EDT news700818061 A new article published in Globalization and Health warns that the rapid rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in high-income countries could have unintended consequences for food environments in low- and middle-income countries. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-weight-loss-drugs-reshape-food.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:05 EDT news700847582 Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have become popular for weight loss, but results vary from person to person and from drug to drug. Venky Soundararajan and colleagues explored the full range of responses to tirzepatide (e.g., Mounjaro or Zepbound) and semaglutide (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy or Rybelsus) by analyzing de-identified electronic health records for matched cohorts of 10,339 tirzepatide-treated and 10,339 semaglutide-treated patients. In the real world, outcomes ranged from minimal weight loss to more than a 25% reduction in body weight. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-tirzepatide-outperformed-semaglutide-weight-loss.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:05 EDT news700835336 A major Australian clinical trial has found that timing when you eat can be just as effective as traditional dietitian-led advice in trying to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-simple-window-rival-dietitian-advice.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:20:05 EDT news700818493 A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that adults with prediabetes assigned to a lifestyle intervention had a significantly lower risk of developing multiple chronic health conditions (known as multimorbidity) over time than those assigned to a placebo. This study, which followed participants for more than two decades, also found that participants assigned to receive metformin did not experience a statistically significant reduction in multimorbidity risk. The findings, published in JAMA, highlight the lasting benefits of lifestyle programs that may lower the risk of developing chronic conditions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-adults-prediabetes-lifestyle-intervention-multiple.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:10:01 EDT news700760942 One of the largest real-world studies of people taking GLP-1 medications found women, those without pre-existing conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, and behavioral factors such as previously setting a weight goal were the best predictors of total weight loss, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-behavioral-modifications-goal-greater-weight.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:50:03 EDT news700733521 Tirzepatide doesn't just help people lose weight; it also activates brown adipose tissue, representing a major milestone in obesity research, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-tirzepatide-body-energy-trial.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:50:01 EDT news700722335 Researchers are warning that obesity is reshaping the global cardiovascular disease crisis, as trend data covering 204 countries reveal that heart disease now peaks in people ages 50–54 rather than the elderly and increasingly in South Asia, where rates have grown more than three times faster than global averages, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-obesity-rewrites-global-heart-disease.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:20:08 EDT news700737076 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