Obesity News

New data suggest Restylane Lyft or Contour in combination with Sculptra corrects contour deficiencies in patients experiencing facial volume loss following medication-driven weight loss, according to a Galderma press release.

Aerobic exercise has been linked to reductions in several measures of body fat, including body weight and waist circumference, a systematic review and meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open found.

Men were less likely than women to have weight-loss surgery, and that gap has widened over time, while Black patients were less likely than those of other races to have a procedure, and that gap has narrowed slightly, new data show.

A new international commission report has proposed new criteria for diagnosing obesity that could dramatically change the way it is categorized and managed in the future.

A dozen GLP-1 receptor agonists and coagonists demonstrated effectiveness for weight loss in adults with obesity and without diabetes, a systematic review published in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Obesity is an important health issue for patients with chronic kidney disease, speeding its progression, contributing to disability and limiting access to organ transplantation. Up to now, nephrologists typically do not manage obesity.

Obesity at cancer diagnosis appeared linked to significantly poorer survival among children and adolescents, according to results of a retrospective study.

New findings on semaglutide and tirzepatide published in 2024 revealed that the medications may have benefits beyond lowering glucose levels and body weight.

Weight gain after a breast cancer diagnosis elevated a person’s risk for heart failure, according to results of an observational study in the Republic of Korea.