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The real challenge begins now. Italian Law 149/2025 – the first in the world to officially recognise obesity as a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease – has marked a historic milestone, but its value will not be measured by its symbolic significance. It will be judged by its ability to transform a legal principle into…

People who naturally stay up late may be more prone to obesity and poorer metabolic health in part because they consume more of their daily calories late in the evening, according to a new study of women of European and Pacific ancestry in New Zealand

What’s happening: Healthy aging platform Bold added Medicare-backed GLP-1s, providing wraparound care to promote efficacy and independence for seniors

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

The hospital said it would expect to save $19 million dollars each year, but staff are skeptical of the long-term costs

At a weight-loss gym in Beijing’s Tongzhou district, 32-year-old property agent Huang Yajuan laughed as she caught her breath after a spin class

Image Duke researcher Jonathan Campbell is studying what happens when the hormone glucagon joins the mix. Photo by Eamon Queeney.

Adipogenesis, a crucial physiological process, serves to safely sequester lipids, thereby preventing lipotoxicity in peripheral organs and preserving metabolic health during obesity. While insulin signaling plays a pivotal role in adipogenesis, regulating factors, especially the braking mechanism governing this process, warrant further investigation. Our study identified proteasome-dependent degradation of the insulin receptor (IR) during the…

Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, a disease affecting approximately 10% of the global population. Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, with different components exerting distinct, and sometimes opposing, effects on type 2 diabetes risk. Here, we aim to identify molecular mechanisms through which distinct components of obesity influence risk for type…

There is a beautiful stupidity in the next great innovation of the food industry: food designed to make us want less food. Capitalism has finally eaten itself, and now it’s complaining that it feels a bit full