"Human body weight appears to be regulated by biological mechanisms we still do not fully understand," said Dr. Eric Ravussin, LSU Boyd Professor and Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults live with obesity, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. While many people succeed in losing weight initially, studies show that more than ...

A naturally occurring molecule identified by Stanford Medicine researchers appears similar to semaglutide - also known as Ozempic - in suppressing appetite and reducing body weight. Notably, testing ...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Pennington Biomedical researchers recently investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or if our ...