Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The relationship between obesity and disordered eating behaviors represents a complex combination of ...

Guidance from three obesity associations offers recommendations for specific obesity medications and spells out the need to reduce stigma. Will it help?

There is an "urgent need" to exploit the potential of social media to educate and positively influence young people with scientific information on obesity, according to research presented by Antonella ...

Most of us are well aware of the negative health consequences that result from obesity and yet many people remain unaware of the negative social consequences that also result from obesity. A couple of ...

Weight stigma, including prejudicial attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination is morally wrong and socially harmful. Victims of it are more likely to report depression, anxiety, disordered eating, ...

Researchers found that women using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss face greater stigma than those who use diet and exercise. The ...

People with obesity are commonly urged to lose weight by eating more healthily, cutting down on calorie intake and exercising more – but that advice overlooks a crucial problem. It overstates ...

There is an urgent need to harness the potential of TikTok and other social media channels to provide scientific information about obesity to young people in engaging and accessible way, the European ...

Despite decades of research pointing to its biological and social complexity, obesity is still often treated as a matter of ...

A new study has found that older adults living with obesity can feel judged or dismissed by care providers due to their weight, leading to a reluctance to seek help. Conducted by researchers from ...

Obstacles to preventing and treating obesity, including limited access to healthy foods, limited time to prepare meals and exercise, neighborhood factors, weight stigma and financial constraints, are ...