obesity

Strokes are common — here's how to prevent most of them

More than 600,000 Americans are expected to experience their🗹 first stroke this year — but up💞 to 80% of these incidents may be preventable.

Behind the rising colorectal cancer rates in y꧂oung people: Researchers identify new concerns

"Our findings highlight the need 🦄for more research to understand the developಌment of colon cancer in adults under age 45," one study author said.

I'm a doctor — you shouldn't drink diet soda for these 4 alarming reasons

A Harvard-educated gastroenterologist has taken to TikTok to share the fou🌼r shocking reasons you should never drink diet soda.

This unexpected Ozempic side effect? Wreaking havoc on women's wardrobes: 'Should come with a warning'

A voguish — and often daunting — pr༺oblem can plague people who have experienced recent and relativ🍸ely rapid weight loss.

Here's who might benefit from intermittent fasting: study

"This particular study, though small, has shown us what we’ve known all along," Stephanie Schiff, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Northwell Health's Huntington Hospital, told The 🥃Post.

 I only ate sardines🔜 for 3 months — I was shocked by🎀 the results

"People think I'm absolutely nuts," ꦕadmitted Jane Crummett, 62.

Weekend warriors or everyday exercisers? Here's how often you need to work out to lower disease risks

For the study, nearly 90,000 UK residents wore wrist accelerometers to track their physical activity a🔜nd time spent at different exercise intensities over one week.

Ozempic can impro🐼ve a common, chronic skin condition, new study claims

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a lesion-causing inflammatory disorder that affects at least 1 in🐭 100 people and is strongly associated with obesity.

Obesity rates in US not growing for first time in a decade, but there might be a worse problemღ🌼: CDC

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ♛

These 4 ultra-processed foods can raise your diabetes risk mor🌊e than 🌊others: study

Ultra-processed foods have long held a bad reputa✱tion for having lots of calories, sugar, fat and salt. ൩

Which Ozempic-like drugs cause the most 🐬weight loss? The answer may surprise you

Injectable prescription drugs that reduce appetite — like Ozempic, Saxenda and Mounjar🌄o — have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.

The US is now the fattest it's ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states

ཧ The US is l🦄osing its battle against the bulge: New data from the CDC reveals that Americans are heavier than ever before.

♓ 38-pound rescue cat Crumbs 🌺gets stuck in shoe rack while trying to escape from fat camp

A fat cat's attempt to escape a diet center backfired horribly afte🌸r the flabby tabby got trapped in 💙a shoe rack. 

Classic snack combo can increase your caloric intake by 77%: 'Striking'

One study author maintains that understanding the motives and methods of snacking is critical to addressing overeating a🔜nd obesity — a global problem.

Ozempic maker touts 'remarkable,' 'more convenient' new pill that promises to help you shed up to 13% of your weight in 3 months

And while Ozempic and similar medications ar🐈e injectable prescription drugs, Amycretin is a daily tablet.

Night owls are more likely to develop🌱 diabetes, study says — but a simple lifestyle change may help

 Darkness dwellers have a late chronotype, wh🎶ich means they prefer to go to bed late and wake up late. ♎

I'm a doctor who was overweight — these 5 weight loss tricks helped me shed the pounds for good

"For some, counting calories can b🧸e very mentally taxing and emotionally hard," Dr. Tommy Martin said.

Ozempic not🅘 linked to suicidal beha🌺vior, new research says, as safety debate continues

As interest grows to see what else Ozempic-like drugs can treat, such as substance abuse, experts said "continued vigilance in monitoring mental health symptoms💟 is essential."

Rescued bald eagle 'too fat to fly' after gorging on a raccoon

An overweight eagle was recently grounded by its plump physique after having a little bit too muc♐h to eat.

Price of weight-loss drug Zepbound slashed by 50% to sell in smalಞler doses

🍸 The more affordable vials are marketed toward patients whose health insurance will not reimburse them for the cost of th✤e drug.