In the past, type 2 diabetes was most often seen in older adults. Now, it’s becoming increasingly common in teens and children due to dietary factors, rates of obesity, and low levels of ...

Novo Nordisk said on Friday a late-stage trial with a high-dose version of its weight loss drug semaglutide helped overweight ...

Diabetes is a leading cause of global mortality and disability, and its economic burden is substantial. This Review focuses on type 2 diabetes, which makes up 90–95% of all diabetes cases. Type 2 ...

Childhood maltreatment — especially physical abuse and neglect — was associated with increased risks for adulthood obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Learn the connection between obesity and juvenile type 1 diabetes and how excess weight can complicate the management of this ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University have identified a liver-derived protein, serine protease inhibitor A1 (SerpinA1), as a ...

BMI falls short as a way to measure obesity. Doctors need to also determine whether body fat harms a person's health.

Cancer researchers found that patients on GLP-1s had significant risk reductions for 10 of 13 obesity-associated cancers.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...

Diabetes has long been lumped into two categories—type 1, which often appears in childhood, or type 2, which is associated ...

Biomea Fusion (BMEA) announced the company will become a diabetes and obesity medicines company. Based on the most recent clinical trial ...

Excessive sugar consumption is linked to several non-communicable diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.