CHEWING miserably on a Cheestrings, Whitney Ainscough looks down at her concave stomach and sighs. The single mum-of-three, ...

Bariatric procedures in teens appear to be on the rise. How young is too young? Sept. 20, 2010— -- It's an option that may seem extreme for a teenage patient. But ask 15-year-old Kallum ...

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by ...

If you’re struggling with weight, you’re not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, exercise and medications, some might explore the idea of weight ...

A severely obese man has slammed his local NHS trust for refusing to perform bariatric surgery on him for a second time—and says it's because his ADHD makes him crave sugary foods. Keren Slater, 48, ...