Health Jan 15 Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Health Oct 26 Watch 8:07 Why more doctors are treating children and adolescents with weight loss drugs Physicians are increasingly using weight loss drugs to treat obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions in young patients. In the last three years, the number of people between the ages of 12 and 25 using drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic… By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara
Health Jan 27 Mexican activists win fight for better food labeling After a decade of fighting for stronger food labeling standards in one of the most obese countries in the world, Mexican activists have finally won a victory on warning labels on high-calorie products. By Associated Press
Health Jul 18 U.K. study: Most obese people unlikely to lose weight and keep it off A study published this week in the American Journal of Public Health shows that obese people are statistically unlikely to lose weight and keep it off. By Rialda Zukic
Health Feb 27 Watch 7:34 The extra costs of extra weight for older adults Lifelong obesity, now common in the U.S., is beginning to change how Americans age. Along Alabama's Gulf Coast, one in three adults is obese, and many who have lived with the negative health effects of excess weight are entering their… By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News
Feb 21 Watch CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend… Continue watching