Overweight

Four daily habits that cause the body to store more dangerous fat

Fat in the body is not a recommended thing, but there is one type of fat that is truly dangerous. What leads to its accumulation and how can it be reduced?

Four habits that increase dangerous fat
Metabolic and Dietary Profiles in Adolescents with Obesity

Children with obesity can be metabolically healthy when liver fat remains low, study shows

 Boxes with the popular weight loss injection drug, Wegovy.

What other health conditions are weight-loss drugs being used and tested for?

  5 months into the war: half of the Israelis gained up to 5 kg in weight

Using weight-loss injections? Five things you must know from the new guidelines


The transformation of Mindy Kaling, 'The Office' star who lost 20 kg

The Mindy Project star and director told People Magazine "I just tell myself I have to do basically 20 miles a week of either hiking or running. And so that's been incredibly helpful to me."

 Mandy Kaling

Popular weight loss drugs could be worsen depression, suicidal thoughts

An investigation into the drugs comes after Iceland authorities reported at least three instances of the drug appearing to cause depression.

 Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US March 29, 2023.

Do cheat days help people lose weight while dieting?

Several dieters with strict limits choose to have a cheat day, where they can eat anything they want. Can you actually maintain weight loss like this?

Woman standing on bathroom scale measuring her weight

This is the best month to start a diet if you want to lose more weight

Discover the link between the month you start a diet and weight loss success.


Berberine: The dietary weight loss supplement dubbed 'Natural Ozempic'

Berberine has been used for centuries in Chinese and Indian medicine, but can it really help with weight loss?

 Berberine (illustrative).

Intermittent fasting or calorie counting: Which diet is better for you?

Plenty of people are trying to lose weight through dieting, but between intermittent fasting and calorie counting, which is better for you?

 Intermittent fasting (illustrative)

Pfizer scraps one weight loss drug in race to develop Ozempic rival

The company's shares fell 3.5% in volatile premarket trading on Monday as Pfizer said it would stop developing its therapy lotiglipron.

 Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US March 29, 2023.

Israel could save 79,000 lives in 25 years - here's how

HEALTH AFFAIRS: Dr. Gary Ginsberg reveals his plan to make Israelis healthier.

 NAHAL SOLDIERS share cigarettes near the Gaza Strip. ‘We know from the world that not everyone will stop smoking – probably only 3%-4%. If 4% of the 7,000 people who die yearly from smoking are saved, that is already 300 people per year,’ says Dr. Gary Ginsberg.

Children born underweight are at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes

The study found that for every additional kilo at birth, there is a connection to a 40% decrease in the risk to develop the disease, a trend that continues to the highest birth weights.

 Illustrative image of a baby drinking from a bottle.

Stressed? Bloated? The two may just be connected

Most of us sometimes suffer from stomach pains, bloating and heartburn, and the reason for this is often unrelated to the food we eat; it's our mood.

 Stress (illustrative).