Get the skinny on getting skinny. — -- Just in time for swimsuit season, a new study has come out saying there's very little scientific evidence to prove most diet and weight-loss regimens ...

A widely available commercial weight-management program led to greater reductions in weight than an unstructured, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, according to new data published recently in JAMA ...

When Gloria Kopp got fed up with diet after diet that just didn’t work, she took the advice of a friend who’d slimmed down with a commercial diet plan called the Medi-Weightloss Program. This weight ...

Johns Hopkins scientists who indirectly investigated the blood sugar effects of 10 (out of 32 selected) commercial weight loss programs say a few show promise of benefit for diabetic patients, but far ...

Nearly two in five adults in the U.S. have obesity, a condition that raises the risk of serious health issues like diabetes, heart disease and osteoarthritis. The good news? Losing just 5% to 10% of ...

WeightWatchers, the global commercial weight loss and fitness program, has filed for bankruptcy. In an announcement, the company said it will start a financial reorganization to “better serve its ...

That America has a weight problem can’t be denied, but the social perception that obese people simply can’t lose weight is not true, a new study finds. According to researchers from the Beth Israel ...

Alfred Belle, a Florida resident in his 70s, lost 51.75 pounds and was named TOPS Florida King. Belle credits his success to a healthier diet, regular cycling, and support from his wife and the TOPS ...

Obesity has been thoroughly linked to a higher epigenetic age (drivers of modifications to DNA that may lead to chronic illness and, ultimately, a shorter lifespan). A new study found that a very ...

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This story has been updated to include additional information from the Navy. The Navy is working with a digital weight loss program to help active-duty sailors who did not meet body composition ...