Obesity has become a growing concern across the U.S. The weight-loss and diet-control industry now tops $90 billion, while obesity-related health care costs the country around $173 billion annually.

Sweets, like this dessert in Brazil, are largely blamed for the rash of obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo by Matheus Bertelli/Pexels Oct. 24 (UPI) --Obesity has become one of the ...

More than 100 million Americans who qualify as overweight could see themselves tip into the obese category under newly introduced standards. The traditional measure of overweight and obesity – body ...

Most current GLP-1 users are interested in switching to an oral form KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey from Sunlight.com finds strong interest in GLP-1 medications in pill ...