The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

There are renewed calls this week for the Australian government to implement a range of measures aimed at improving our diets. These include restrictions on junk food advertising, improvements to food labelling, and a levy on sugary drinks.

A parliamentary report says sugary drinks should be taxed to help stop the spread of obesity

The recent announcement that China approved Novo Nordisk's Wegovy is huge. Here's why: In a national survey conducted during 2015-2019 by China’s National Health Commission, more than half of the adult population was either overweight or obese. That's a massive market that just opened up for NVO.

According to the study results published in the journal eBiomedicine, children born underweight face greater health risks if they develop obesity.

Vermont senator will grill CEO of Danish pharma giant whose drugs cost Americans 10 times more than abroad

Weight-loss drugs’ impact could reach far beyond their target user, potentially creating headwinds for shares of snack makers and packaged-food firms, as well as medical device makers that specialize in knee replacements, insulin pumps and sleep apnea machines.

Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets accused of fuelling the obesity crisis

A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe during sleep

Research raises possibility that tirzepatide could become first pharmaceutical treatment for the sleeping disorder