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May 5, 2018

The cure for obesity, heart disease, and anxiety? Puppies!

Researchers just discovered a simple way to fight obesity, heart disease, and mental illness – by giving people puppies.

March 26, 2018

A 380-lb girl with a genetic disorder that causes constant hunger crowned a pageant queen

A 15-year-old girl who weighs 380lbs due to a rare condition, called Prader-Willi Syndrome, has been crowned a pageant queen.

March 26, 2018

Obesity tied to shorter life, overweight people more years with heart disease

Obese people have shorter lives and even those who are just overweight spend more years living with heart disease than individuals who are a healthy weight, a U.S. study suggests.

March 23, 2018

Freezing the 'hunger nerve' could help with weight loss, new study finds

Researchers were able to freeze a nerve in the back that carries hunger signals to the brain, lowering patients' appetite and promoting weight loss.

March 21, 2018

Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice

Cornell University researchers found that packing on pounds seems to dull people's sense of taste.

March 12, 2018

Women with bigger waist and hips have higher heart attack risk

While obesity is associated with an increased risk for heart attacks, a new study suggests that hip and waist size may play a bigger role, particularly for women.

March 6, 2018

Dieting pressure in teen years tied to food and weight problems later

Adults who were pressured by their parents to diet during adolescence may have a higher risk of obesity and eating disorders as adults than people who weren't urged to lose weight as teens, a U.S. study suggests.

February 28, 2018

Obese high school student who attempted suicide drops 157 pounds

An obese high school student makes a turnaround after attempting suicide, and decides to have weight-loss surgery and loses 157 pounds.

February 26, 2018

Childhood obesity is worse among 2-5 year olds

New data published in the journal Pediatrics reports that childhood obesity is not improving, and actually rose from 9-14% since 1999.

January 31, 2018

Go figure! Woman stops gorging on raw bacon, loses 150 pounds, clears up skin condition

An obese woman from Melbourne, Florida who struggled with out-of-control eating ends up clearing up a skin problem after losing 150 pounds.