Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that DietBet, a web-based commercial weight loss program that pairs financial incentives with social influence, delivers significant weight losses.…

Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight loss and can turn back some diseases related to obesity, a new study finds.

There is some risk of complications, but death rates appear to…

Scientists derided research published on Tuesday that suggested ear acupuncture may help people lose weight, saying the study’s design was flawed and its conclusions highly implausible.

Responding to…

Embolization of the left gastric artery was associated with significant weight loss compared with that seen in patients who underwent a control procedure, researchers found.

Compared with those who…

Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery (WLS) experienced no major complications, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

WLS…

Diet, exercise, therapy and drugs can help obese people get healthier. But weight-loss surgery does a better job of getting rid of extra pounds and treating type 2 diabetes,…

While celebrities make headlines for losing or gaining a few pounds today, a new account suggests weight trouble is nothing new for those in the spotlight.

A report…

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München in cooperation with the University of Cincinnati, USA, have discovered that the placement of a non-permeable tube in the small intestine leads…

In a new study published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, UMass Medical School behavioral psychologist and weight loss expert Sherry Pagoto, PhD, and colleagues…

Dieters and weight loss researchers are familiar with the principle: The more weight you’ve lost, the harder it is to keep it off. A complex and vicious cycle…

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities’ access to care. This is according to a new research letter published online…

Celebrity trainer Bob Harper, of the weight-loss TV show “The Biggest Loser,” has built a career putting very obese people through some grueling fitness paces but if…

A new study suggests that healthy adults with late bedtimes and chronic sleep restriction may be more susceptible to weight gain due to the…

The time between pregnancies is a golden window for obese women to lose weight, a Saint Louis University study finds.

The research, led by Arun Jain, M.D., visiting scholar in…

More than one-third of adults in the United States are obese, and some of these individuals undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed the extra pounds. A genome-wide association study published…

The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion…

Evidence shows that green tea extract in tandem with an additional compound could be effective for body weight control and type 2 diabetes

Evidence has shown that green tea extract…

Black women were the most likely to gain weight while using a long-acting form of contraception, such as a hormone implant or intrauterine device (IUD), in a small new…

Dr Eric Robinson: “Our research found that if people recalled their last meal as being filling and satisfying then they ate less during their next meal”

Research led by a psychologist…

Pride yourself on getting by with just a few hours sleep, but find yourself battling the bulge?

Turns out, sleeping more may help you lose unwanted pounds.

According to…

Overweight and obese children in low-income households can meet or exceed the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight…

Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study led…

A Medicare policy limiting where people can undergo weight-loss surgery to so-called “centers of excellence” was not responsible for reducing complications from the procedures, according to a new study.

In 2006,…

A panel of advisers to the European Union’s health agency has again rejected Vivus’ weight-loss drug for sale in Europe.

Vivus, based in Mountain View, said Thursday after markets closed that…

Weight loss surgery does not lower health costs over the long run for people who are obese, according to a new study.

Some researchers had suggested that the initial…