A new study of a diabetes medication on people without the condition showed dramatic weight loss in participants. Getty Images This pill might be easy to swallow. A weekly medication designed to treat ...

Viewers of The Biggest Loser would probably agree that watching the weight-loss show fills them with inspiration. Seeing the obese contestants struggle should motivate us to eat better, exercise and ...

For most overweight people, their body tries to prevent permanent weight loss. This means your body is actually working against you to lose weight. That's because how much you weigh is controlled by ...

Philadelphia is known for its cheesesteaks, hoagies, roast pork sandwiches, scrapple, pizza, water ice, soft pretzels, or any culinary treat sold at one of the city’s zillion Italian bakeries. No one ...

Vitamin D is an essential macronutrient that is involved in several biological processes. Vitamin D production takes place endogenously as vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) or is obtained from the diet or ...

Dear Amy: I have always been thin and fit. I eat well and exercise. Like most people, I have friends and family who struggle terribly with weight issues. I have read volumes about the genetic origins ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Why do commercials for diabetes show most people who need medication as overweight? I know slim people who have this problem. -- R.J. ANSWER: There are several different types of ...

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Lindsey Crossmier has been a financial writer since 2022, and has been regularly quoted as an expert in outlets such as U.S. News, GOBanking Rates and Yahoo! Finance. She leverages her Yale financial ...

Dear Eric: I had a conversation with some pals and disclosed that I am biased against seriously overweight people. I am talking about people who are so overweight they must use scooters to get from ...

Do you have an anti-fat bias? Suppose you are shown a picture of two new coworkers, one thin and one overweight or obese: What judgments might you make about these two coworkers based on their body ...

A conservative commentator shut down after her foul rant about sitting between two overweight people on a short flight has received an unexpected token of goodwill from the airline. Sydney Watson, a ...